Smell in the pond Residents ‘can’t sleep’ Liquid spilled from bird flu burial site Kagoshima Izumi City[12/19 19:16]
When Kagoshima Prefecture investigated a foul smell in a pond in Izumi City, it was found that the liquid was leaking from where chickens killed by bird flu were buried. The prefecture that was killed is evaluating measures.
“The smell is awful. It’s like mud, like a rotting corpse. It’s especially bad.”
Nagasako Pond is an agricultural reservoir located in Shimona, Noda-cho, Izumi City. The water in the pond was white and muddy, and something like bubbles floated on the surface of the water.
In Izumi City, there have been a number of confirmed cases of bird flu virus in poultry farms this season, around 130 tons of feed and other items were buried.
In this poultry farm, the prefectural slaughter was carried out from the 27th of last month to the 2nd of this month, and the quarantine measures such as cleaning and disinfection were completed on the 8th.
The prefecture believes that liquid containing slaked lime for disinfection has leaked from the underground location.
Furthermore, not only the pond but also the nearby river smelled of bubbles, and life in the village where about 300 people live is said to be affected.
(Residents) “The (smell) stays inside the house. (Q) Can I sleep?
(Hisao Mochii, president of Kamimochii Neighborhood Association) “We receive complaints from all over. We want it to return to its original state. No smell, no pollution.”
And on the 18th.
(Hiroyuki Osono, Head of Livestock Quarantine) “I deeply apologize for causing you great trouble and concern. I am truly sorry.”
An information meeting was held for the local residents’ association and the prefecture apologized, but the residents got angry one after another.
(residents)
“I doubt the junkyard is the right place.”
“It’s not about burying him here because you don’t have time. You should think about that first.”
“If you do, the village will die.”
(Hiroyuki Osono, Livestock Quarantine Superintendent) “As a result, it was leaked, so I think it’s a point to think about.”
Although the prefecture is considering measures to prevent the inflow of water into the pond and how to treat the water, no specific timeline has been indicated.
(Keiji Yamaguchi, president of Shimomochii Neighborhood Association) “There was no concrete answer on what kind of impact it would have on the village and how to improve it. I would like future measures to be implemented as soon as possible.”
Although the prefecture has also taken emergency measures, the effects of odors and other problems continue and residents are expressing anger and anxiety.
