The Seto Inland Sea Drifting a large amount of driftwood, etc. Continued heavy rain impact July 28, 12:58
In the Seto Inland Sea off the coast of Ehime Prefecture, due to the heavy rain this month, a large amount of driftwood is drifting away, and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is continuing the recovery work.
In Ehime prefecture, due to the heavy rain this month, a large amount of driftwood and plastic bottles flow into the Seto Inland Sea from the basins of the Shigenobu River and Ji River, and are drifting.
If this situation continues, the navigation of the ship may be affected, so the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is continuing the recovery work with a special ship.
On the 28th at the Okaga quay of Matsuyama Port in Matsuyama City, driftwood collected in the offshore area of about 10 km was loaded from a ship by truck into a truck on the 28th.
According to the Matsuyama Port and Airport Development Office of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Iyo Nada and Sai Nada in the western part of the Seto Inland Sea under the jurisdiction began this month, and by the 27th, about 680 cubic meters, which is equivalent to about 100 10-ton trucks, has already been collected. It means that it exceeds the amount collected in the last year.
Morimasa Shinohara, Deputy Director of Matsuyama Port and Airport Development Office, said, “The amount of debris flowing from the river is very large due to the long rain. I would like to ask for their cooperation so that there is no such thing."