A large amount of “onions” is collected in the river due to heavy rain.
In Iwamizawa City, Hokkaido, where heavy rain occurred on the 31st, the onion field was flooded with water, and farmers were forced to collect a large amount of onion that had been washed away from the river early in the morning.
In Iwamizawa City, a heavy rain of over 90 mm per hour fell on the 31st, causing damage to the city's roads and flooded houses.
A 9 hectare field of Hideaki Aoyama, who produces onions in the city, was flooded, and about 13 tons of onions were harvested.
From the morning of the first day, with the cooperation of a nearby farmer, I was forced to pick up and collect the onions that were shed about 300 meters downstream from the field.
Aoyama-san said, “I was watching the onion being washed away, but I couldn't pick it up and I couldn't do anything.” Recovered onions are meant to be shipped if they are in good condition and can be sold, but those that are damaged must be discarded.