Cancelled activities, business closures, dancing in the rain - Singapore contends with non-stop rain
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SINGAPORE - The weekend plans of many were scuppered by incessant rain that began early on Jan 10 and continued well into Jan 11 - including travel plans. More than 50 Singapore Airlines flights over the two days were delayed or re-timed due to the inclemenCancelled activities, business closures, dancing in the rain - Singapore contends with non-stop rain
SINGAPORE - The weekend plans of many were scuppered by incessant rain that began early on Jan 10 and continued well into Jan 11 - including travel plans. More than 50 Singapore Airlines flights over the two days were delayed or re-timed due to the inclement weather, said a spokesman for the national carrier. At the Aloha Sea Sports Centre in East Coast Park, where water-sports lovers go to stand-up paddle and windsurf, weekends are usually the busiest, but the constant showers led to 10 cancellations for bookings on both Jan 11 and 12, said general manager Loh Fock Jin. He said on Jan 11: «We've had totally zero business. »It's a very unusual season - the north-east monsoon should be entering a dry spell around this time and we should be getting strong trade winds. «Things are getting unpredictable.» The unseasonably wet weather is the product of a monsoon surge - a sudden increase in wind speeds that causes cold air to rush southwards in the South China Sea. Read more
