A large amount of lettuce is inundated and can not be operated in the vegetable market inundation Saitama Oct. 13 16:45
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In the fruit and vegetable market in Saitama City, buildings and commodities such as vegetables and fruits are in contact with water, making it impossible to operate.
According to the Urawa Chuo Fruits and Vegetables Market in Sakura-ku, Saitama City, water entered the entire site, such as a building that stores products from around 9:00 on the 12th night, and was deeply immersed in water for about 50 centimeters.
The water was not damaged even on the 13th, and a video taken around 2:00 pm showed that a large amount of lettuce was submerged, and employees looked around the ankle while immersing in the water. The
The market usually drains rainwater to a nearby river, but the sluice was closed on the 12th, and it seems that the water has flowed back and overflowed.
According to the market, it will be impossible to operate for about a week because it will be necessary to inspect the equipment and disinfect the facility even after it has been drained.
The person in charge of the market said, “There are some suppliers who handle vegetables used for school lunches, so we are worried about the impact.”
According to the river office of Arakawa, which flows near the market, around 6 o'clock on the 12th, when the water level of the Arakawa rose, the sluice at the boundary with the tributary was closed to prevent water from flowing back into the tributary. about it.
The person in charge at the river office said that when the sluice was closed, the water of the tributaries was pumped into the Arakawa by pump, but there was a possibility that the processing capacity could be exceeded due to the heavy rainfall.