Odor in pond Residents “can’t sleep” Liquid spilled from bird flu burial site Kagoshima Izumi City[12/19 19:16]
When Kagoshima Prefecture investigated a bad smell in a pond in Izumi City, it was found that the liquid was leaking from the place where the chickens killed by bird flu were buried. The prefecture that was killed is considering measures.
“The smell is terrible. It’s like sludge, like a rotting corpse. It’s particularly 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 were floating on the surface of the water.
In Izumi City, this season, there have been a series of confirmed cases of avian influenza viruses at poultry farms. About 130 tons of feed and other items were buried.
At 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. Says.
The prefecture believes that liquid containing slaked lime for disinfection leaked from the buried place.
Furthermore, not only the pond but also the nearby river smelled like bubbles, and it is said that the life of the village where regarding 300 people live is affected.
(Resident) “The (smell) stays inside the house. (Q) Can I sleep?
(Kamimochii Neighborhood Association Chairman Hisao Mochii) “We’re getting complaints from all over the place. We want it back to its original state. No smell, no pollution.”
And on the 18th.
(Hiroyuki Osono, Chief of Livestock Quarantine) “I deeply apologize for causing you great trouble and concern. I am truly sorry.”
A briefing session was held for the local residents’ association, and the prefecture apologized, but residents were angry one following another.
(residents)
“I doubt if the landfill is the right place.”
“It’s not a matter of burying it here because you don’t have time. You should consider it in advance.”
“If you do that, the village will die.”
(Hiroyuki Osono, Superintendent for Livestock Quarantine) “As a result, it leaked out, so I think that’s a point to reflect on.”
Although the prefecture is considering measures to prevent the inflow of water into the pond and how to treat the water, no specific timing has been indicated.
(Keiji Yamaguchi, chairman of Shimomochii Neighborhood Association) “There was no concrete answer as to what kind of impact it would have on the village and how to improve it. I would like to see future measures implemented as soon as possible.”
Although the prefecture has also taken emergency measures, the effects of odors and other problems continue, and residents are voicing anger and anxiety.