MBC News | Typhoon damage clearer Baseball stadium and space center … Rice just before harvest

More obvious typhoon damage Baseball stadium, space center … Even rice just before harvest[09/20 20:08]

Typhoon No. 14, which made landfall on the mainland of the prefecture on the 18th, changed to an extratropical cyclone off the coast of Sanriku on the morning of the 20th. It’s been two days since the landing, but the damage has become even more obvious.

Kamoike Municipal Baseball Stadium in Kagoshima City. The preliminaries of the fall high school baseball tournament, which had been postponed due to the typhoon, were scheduled to begin on the 20th.

(Reporter) “The anti-ball netting around the stadium has been extensively torn. There are broken nets scattered everywhere.”

The ball net that prevents the ball from flying into the surrounding area was torn, and the safety could not be confirmed, and was partially revised.

In addition, the window glass in the room had been broken, and although emergency measures had been taken with cardboard, the floor inside the room was peeling due to rainwater that came through the window. Repairs are not ongoing, and for the time being the Kamoike Municipal Stadium will not be able to play hardball baseball games, and will only play shortstop softball baseball.

(Mr. Hitoshi Morita, Specialist, Sports Division, Tourism Exchange Department, Tourism Exchange Bureau, Kagoshima City)

“I’ve never heard of such a big damage (so far). I want to be able to use it safely as soon as possible.”

There is damage here too. At the large rocket assembly building at the Tanegashima Space Center, it was confirmed that part of the outer wall had fallen off. Research is being conducted to see if there is any influence on the stored H2A rocket and the new H3 rocket.

Agriculture is also affected.

“This is the situation. (The rice plants) are already sleeping.”

In the paddy field of Hirofumi Okita, a rice farmer in Hishikari, Isa City, the rice that was intended to be harvested in about two weeks was blown down by strong winds. There was concern that the yield and quality could be affected.

(Rice farmer Hirofumi Okita)

“I think it will be much less in terms of how much the yield will drop. I think it has something to do with the grade (of the rice).”

Pears, a specialty of Satsuma Town, were also damaged. On this farm, the value of a small truckload of pears of the large cultivar “Niitaka”, which reached the harvest season, fell in value. The fallen pear had to be thrown away, and the damage is estimated to be around 300,000 yen.

(Mr. Shigeru Izumi, Izumi Pear Garden)

“Right now, it’s peak harvest season, and I’m in pain. I have no choice but to give up. I’ll do my best again next year.”

Also, in an orchard in Mizobe-cho, Kirishima City, a gust of wind ripped the vinyl from the greenhouse, and about 20% of the grapes fell. Grape picking, which had been suspended due to the typhoon, resumed from the 20th, although we were busy with repair work.

(Customer) “I’m sorry we’re still recovering, but I’m grateful (to be able to pick grapes).”

(Director Shuichiro Bareiwa, Hagiiwa Farm)

“I was worried about the damage, but somehow I managed to deal with it with everyone’s help.”

Kagoshima Prefecture says damage to crops and agricultural facilities continues throughout the assumption, and while investigations are underway, the extent and extent of damage have not yet been determined.

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