China News Service, July 10, according to Japanese media reports, the Japanese Oita Prefecture Government announced on the 9th that the heavy rain caused damage to a pesticide warehouse in Hita City in the county, and 674 kg of pesticide in the warehouse leaked.
In recent days, many places around Kyushu Island in Japan have suffered heavy rainfall, and many places have caused geological disasters such as river flooding and mudslides. The picture shows a road collapse in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
According to reports, the leaked pesticide warehouse belongs to Japan National Agricultural Corporation (JA). The company said that when the incident occurred, heavy rain caused rocks on the other side of the Kusu River to fall, and rocks with a diameter of about 1 meter hit the warehouse wall and caused serious damage to the warehouse. .
According to reports, after the impact, up to 674 kilograms of pesticides leaked, and the pesticides flowing from the warehouse are likely to have been washed down the river along the nearby Jiuzhuchuan and other rivers.
The Oita Prefecture Government stated that the leaked pesticides were mainly used for sterilization and disinfection, of which 415 kg of pesticides were harmful to fish. The county government believes that due to the continued heavy rains, the leaked pesticides are likely to be diluted by the heavy rains, but it has issued warnings to the relevant fisheries associations in Fukuoka and Saga downstream.
Relevant person in charge of Quannong Company said, "I didn't expect such a thing to happen and was very shocked." He said he would do his best to deal with the accident.
Recently, most of Japan, centered on Kyushu Island, suffered heavy rains and caused disasters such as river flooding and mudslides. At present, the heavy rains have killed 66 people in the country and damaged more than 5,900 houses to varying degrees. The Japan Meteorological Agency predicts that heavy rain will continue in many places due to the stay of the rain belt.