100,000 Carp Swept Away by Flooding in Chiba After Typhoon
Authorities said all but 200 to 300 of the carp were lost as Typhoon Dujuan flooded aquafarm facilities and damaged local farming and fisheries.
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100,000 carp swept away by flooding in Chiba after typhoon
Around 100,000 Nishikigoi ornamental carp ready for sale were swept away after heavy rain caused by a typhoon breached some levees at a lake in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo, it has been revealed as authorities assess the widespread damage to local farming and fisheries.
The approach of Typhoon No. 26 and the effects of the autumn rain front overlap, and vigilance for heavy rain is once again heightened in Chiba Prefecture. Restoration work is underway at “Tani Fish Farm” in Narita City, Chiba Prefecture, where the embankment of Inbanuma broke down due to record heavy rains caused by Typhoon No. 25, and the site of about 6 Tokyo Domes was flooded. Most of the fish that were around 100,000 have died, which means …
Some 100,000 ornamental Japanese carp Nishikigoi took off with a flood from a fish farm in Tiba prefecture, following the break-up of a dam on Lake Imbananum in the midst of heavy rains, Kyodo reports.
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