Heavy rains caused by Typhoon No. 25 flood the area around Inbanuma, Chiba Prefecture, causing major damage to fish farms and farmers.

In the area around Inbanuma in Chiba Prefecture, where the embankments collapsed due to heavy rains caused by Typhoon No. 25, fish farms and agricultural warehouses were flooded, causing major damage.

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At the Tani Fish Farm, located in the lower part of Narita City near the swamp, most of the approximately 100,000 fish raised were washed away. According to President Kenji Tani (58), when he returned from an overseas business trip on the morning of the 22nd, he found that the entire property, including the fish tank, fry pond, and fishing pond, was submerged in water to a height of about 1.5 meters, and could only be accessed by boat.

Facilities and equipment were also submerged in water, and the total damage was estimated to be ``about 1 billion yen'' (Tani). The water finally receded on the 25th, and work began on cleaning and tidying up the mud-covered facility, but he said, ``It's just the beginning, so I honestly can't predict the future yet.''

Most of the approximately 50,000 eels at the Inbanuma Fisheries Cooperative Association's eel farm in the same city are believed to have died or fled, and the cost of damage is estimated to be in the hundreds of millions of yen. A large refrigerator had been washed away and overturned, and dead eels were found in the hallway.

The adjacent restaurant, which is directly managed by the association, had been featured on a TV program and was attracting more customers, but it was closed due to flooding. Although the water has receded, a male employee in his 20s said, ``I feel sorry for our customers because we can no longer serve our signature eel.''

At a warehouse rented by farmers and other organizations in the city, producers were manually carrying out sacks of rice that had collapsed and were soaked in water. It is not expected that all of the approximately 1,000 bags of new rice that had been stored will be able to be shipped, and the damage will be approximately 15 million yen. A farmer in his 80s who has lived in the area for more than 50 years said, ``This is the first time I've experienced a flood like this.''