Effect to animals

Did you know that torrential rains have caused great damage to living creatures?

Torrential rains cause great damage to our lives.

However, we humans are not the only ones suffering damage. This page describes the effects of heavy rains on living creatures.

1.What damage do torrential rains do to living creatures?

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An example of the direct damage that torrential rains can cause to living creatures is the mudslides and landslides caused by torrential rains. It will threaten them in the following way.

Another example of how heavy rains indirectly damage living creatures is the food problem. We often see situations where human food prices skyrocket in the wake of heavy rainfall disasters, and the same is true for animal food. The rising cost of animal feed has a major impact on farmers.

Moreover, the torrential rains have also damaged forage crops and crops, which may make it difficult to secure food as before.

2.What creatures are affected?

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The creatures affected by the torrential rain disaster are Livestock such as chickens, pigs, cows, horses, fish, insects and other wildlife

In addition, pets and other animals that we are familiar with are kept indoors, so they are less likely to be damaged by heavy rains than livestock and other animals.

However, owners have thinking of whether they will take their pets to the evacuation center. Owners are conflicted because they do not want to leave their pets behind, but they are afraid that they will annoy other evacuees. Some pets are abandoned because of this.

3.Actual damage

Now let's look at an example of how torrential rains have caused severe damage to animals.

The Amami area was hit by three torrential spots of rain in two consecutive years, in October 2010 and September-November 2011. Along with the four people who died as a result, the creatures were also greatly affected.

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When torrential rains hit Amami City on October 18-20, 2010 (2010), livestock were 1,030 egg-laying hens died, In the town of Ryugo, torrential rains caused mudslides from the mountains behind the cowsheds struck the facility. Eight adult beef cattle were crushed to death Other records show that livestock facilities and aquaculture facilities were also damaged.

Although there are no detailed records on wildlife, it is easy to imagine that river flooding and landslides have caused damage to wildlife.