Typhoon No. 19 torrential rain Leek farmer severely damaged Fukushima Iwaki Oct. 30 14:09
The damage caused by the heavy rain caused by Typhoon No. 19 in Fukushima Prefecture has been serious, such as the amount of damage to the agriculture, forestry and fisheries industry has reached about 22.9 billion yen. I'm not standing and I'm in trouble.
Yoshihiro Kusano in the Ogawa area of Iwaki City cultivates leaf leek, also called “all-purpose green onion”, in an agricultural house. In many years, it produces about 50 tons per year.
However, due to the heavy rain caused by this typhoon, the bank of Natsui River broke down, all the houses were flooded, and the onions that were about to be harvested were washed away.
Mr. Kusano is working to scoop out mud with the help of volunteers, but intends to remove 3300 square meters of the 4,600 square meter agricultural house that had been damaged.
Mr. Kusano said, “I'm in trouble because I didn't expect the damage so far. I can't do anything with my own funds alone, so I would like to expect administrative support for reconstruction.”
According to the Iwaki Agricultural and Forestry Office, the damage to the agriculture, forestry and fisheries industry in Iwaki City due to Typhoon No. 19 has reached 2,538.6 billion yen as of 25th of this month.
In Fukushima prefecture as a whole, the amount has reached 22.9 billion yen by the 29th, and the damage to agriculture, forestry and fisheries is becoming serious.