Two months from typhoon No. 19 expected to remove mud from farmland 12:38 on December 12, Nagano
12 days from the heavy rain disaster of Typhoon No.19, two months. In Nagano City, where the Chikuma River embankment broke down, the removal of disaster waste and mud that had settled on the farmland is progressing, but the work is not expected to end, and the impact on agriculture in the future There are concerns.
Due to the heavy rains of Typhoon No.19, the Chikuma River embankment broke down in Nagano City's Hobo and surrounding farmlands, where disaster waste and a large amount of mud settled, and removal work by volunteers continued.
On the 12th, two months after the disaster, volunteers gathered from inside and outside the prefecture picked up the fallen fruit to prepare for the removal of the mud from the apple fields.
According to JA, in this area, more than 5600 volunteers for farmland have participated so far, and the removal of disaster waste and mud at the base of apple trees that have to be done by human hands has almost ended. That is.
However, a large amount of mud still remains in a wide area of farmland, and in the future, the city etc. decides to remove it using heavy machinery, but the work is not expected to end, the future There are concerns about the impact on agriculture.
An apple farmer man said, “Volunteers helped me with the work, but I'm worried that I can start farming next year if I do it now.”