In Ehime Prefecture, Kanogawa Dam is totally dry as of Nov 9, when usually at the moment of 12 months the water stage is about 40%.
Last month, Ozu City obtained solely 21 millimeters of rain, one-sixth of the common, the bottom for October in recorded historical past.
Kanogawa Dam administration commented, “Typically in September and October, the Shikoku region is hit by typhoons, but this year we had none of that rain. We prepare for typhoons by lowering the water level for ‘flood control,’ but subsequent rainfall is hard to predict.”
The Kanogawa Dam, which performs a task in regulating the water stage of surrounding rivers, is predicted to have an effect on day by day life if the rain doesn’t come.
Water consumption restrictions have begun in a large space centering on western Japan, together with Yamaguchi and Kyoto prefectures, as a consequence of much less rainfall and decreased water storage charges within the dams.
Farmers in Ozu City have suffered vital harm. Taro fields, that are simply getting into the delivery season, current a scene removed from the “fruitful autumn” anticipated. This 12 months, most have grown solely to half the dimensions of earlier years. Sales are anticipated to lower by greater than 30%.
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