Typhoon Floods Cause Massive Livestock Losses for Chiba Fish and Rice Farmers

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Typhoon Dujuan triggered severe flooding in Chiba Prefecture, destroying vital agricultural yields and hundreds of thousands of farmed fish.

Heavy rainfall and flooding caused by Typhoon Dujuan severely damaged agricultural and fisheries operations in Chiba Prefecture, resulting in the loss of roughly 100,000 ornamental koi carp and tens of thousands of cultured eels. Overflowing waters breached levees near Lake Imbanuma, inundating local rice paddies and cultivation facilities. Authorities are currently assessing the extent of the widespread destruction across the region's farming sector.

Approximately 100,000 ornamental koi carp intended for the market were washed away from a breeding facility.
The Inbanuma fisheries cooperative reported that roughly 50,000 cultured eels perished or escaped during the inundation.
Farmland including rice paddy fields in northern Chiba Prefecture suffered extensive flooding.
The disaster followed the approach of Typhoon Dujuan to the Tokyo region.

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100,000ornamental koi carp lost

50,000eels cultured by cooperative

Why it matters

Extreme weather events and typhoons frequently threaten Japan's agricultural and aquaculture sectors, causing severe economic damage to local farming communities.

What outlets agree on

Typhoon Dujuan brought heavy rain that breached levees and flooded farming and fisheries facilities in Chiba Prefecture near Lake Imbanuma, causing massive losses of livestock including koi carp and eels.

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FloodsExtreme weatherDujuanChiba PrefectureLake ImbanumaAgricultureTokyoKenji TaniNarita

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