Over 40 billion yen in agriculture, forestry and fisheries Typhoon damage in Chiba Prefecture 4 o'clock as of 5:00 pm on October 4 at 19:38
The amount of damage to the agriculture, forestry and fisheries industry in Chiba due to Typhoon No. 15 exceeded 40 billion yen, and Chiba wants to strengthen its support for reconstruction.
According to the summary of Chiba Prefecture, the damage of agriculture, forestry and fisheries industry due to Typhoon No. 15 was 41,167 million yen as of 5:00 pm on the 4th.
It is approximately 4.5 billion yen more than the count as of the 26th of last month, exceeding the amount of damage in the prefecture caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake.
The most common damage is caused by damage to agricultural facilities, and farmhouses such as Yachimata City and Tomisato City collapse, amounting to approximately 26.7 billion yen.
In crops, carrots and tomatoes in Tomisato City and Yachimata City are affected by over 10.1 billion yen.
In addition, in the fishery industry, processing facilities were damaged, and fishery products could not be shipped due to power outages, resulting in damages of over 1.7 billion yen.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is responsible for the cost of rebuilding agricultural houses and repairing agricultural machinery due to typhoons, treating dairy cows ill due to the power outage, and purchasing new livestock. We have compiled support measures that include assistance.
Chiba Prefecture intends to raise awareness of these systems, considers its own measures, and wants to strengthen its support for business reconstruction.