Heavy rains in July caused losses of over 100 billion yen in Japan's agriculture, forestry and fishery

　　China News Service, July 31. According to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) report, since July, many places in Japan have had rare heavy rains. According to statistics from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan, as of the 29th, a series of heavy rains have caused the country's agriculture, forestry and fishery to lose more than 100 billion yen.

From early to mid-July, the Kyushu region of Japan was hit by heavy rains. The picture shows a road collapsed by heavy rain in Kumamoto Prefecture.

　　According to reports, torrential rains have caused varying degrees of damage to agriculture, forestry and fisheries in 42 prefectures across Japan, with losses amounting to 105.8 billion yen. Among them, due to the frequent occurrence of mudslides, forestry was the most severely damaged, with damage amounting to 49.6 billion yen.

　　According to the report, in addition to forestry, agricultural losses have been as high as 41.8 billion yen due to extensive damage to farmland and agricultural facilities. Among them, eggplants, okra and other crops alone have affected 6,500 hectares.

On the 29th, the Shinjo River Office of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan and other departments announced that the uppermost river in Yamagata Prefecture had burst its banks and some houses in the area were flooded. The picture shows a vast ocean in the neighborhood of Yamagata Prefecture.

　　According to the report, from the current data, the Kyushu area suffered the most severe damage in this rainstorm, but because statistics in some areas have not been completed, the damage is expected to continue to increase.

　　Since July, torrential rains have fallen in many parts of Japan, causing serious disasters in large areas, mainly Kyushu. According to statistics from the Fire Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan, as of the morning of the 31st local time, the heavy rain had caused damage to more than 17,500 buildings in 34 prefectures and counties in the country, and hundreds of buildings even collapsed as a whole. In addition, 82 people died unfortunately in the torrential rain disaster.