Typhoon Heavy rains, agriculture, forestry and fishery related damage over 330 billion yen November 18, 19:15
The amount of damage related to agriculture, forestry and fisheries due to Typhoon No. 19 and the subsequent heavy rain exceeded 280 billion yen. When combined with the damage caused by Typhoon No.15 in September, it exceeded 330 billion yen, which is close to the heavy rain in western Japan last July.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, first of all, Typhoon No. 19 and subsequent heavy rain caused agriculture, forestry and fisheries-related damages to 281.5 billion yen in 38 prefectures as of 9:00 am on the 18th.
Of these, damage to agricultural facilities such as ponds and irrigation channels amounted to 22,000, and the amount of damage was 114.3 billion yen.
In addition, damage to crops such as rice and apples is 20,000 hectares, and the damage amount is 13.9 billion yen.
In addition, forestry-related damages such as forest roads and timber processing facilities were 73.1 billion yen, and fishery-related damages such as fishing port facilities were 11.8 billion yen. It is expected to increase around.
In addition, the amount of damage related to agriculture, forestry and fisheries in conjunction with Typhoon No. 15 in September exceeded ¥ 330.0 billion, which is close to the heavy rain in western Japan in July last year, reaching ¥ 340 billion.