Filipinos in Japan brace themselves from the incoming typhoon Hagibis by storing enough food and water expecting the weather disturbance to hit their area on the night of October 12, Saturday.
Eugene Nemenzo, 35, felt there was some sort of “panic buying” from his neighborhood in Saitama near Tokyo, Japan. He was no longer able to buy bread and ramen since all have been sold out last night. He instead bought chips, sausages, and water.
Nemenzo, an English teacher at the Fona English School in Saitama, said their Saturday classes have been canceled and the trains were suspended since 1 a.m., Saturday.
Neighbors and friends also placed tarpaulins on their windows to protect themselves from shattered glass panes in case those break from strong winds.
Nemenzo said that they received at least three advisory alerts on their cellphones from the Japanese government.
As of 10 a.m. this morning, nonstop downpour is experienced in Saitama, which is located north of Tokyo.
Gusts are also experienced, but they were told in the advisory that the stronger winds are expected tonight.
Nemenzo said that so far, the fellow Filipinos are safe and there are no reports of untoward incidents on fellow nationals.
He said that just like him, they are also storing food in case the situation worsens. They fear that Chiba and Tokyo will be most affected because they are on the coastline.
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