Heavy rain from the 9th to the 11th caused about 28.2 million yuan in agricultural losses

(Central News Agency reporter Yang Shumin, Taipei, June 11) Heavy rain has caused disaster since the 9th. According to statistics from the Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, as of 4 p.m. today, after compiling agricultural disaster reports from special municipalities and county and city governments, the estimated cumulative loss is about NT$28.2 million.

The Agriculture and Food Agency explained that crop losses amounted to NT$21.68 million, with 985 hectares of crops damaged, a damage level of 15%, equivalent to 151 hectares of unharvested area. Among these, first-crop rice was the most affected, with 486 hectares damaged, a damage level of 19%, equivalent to 91 hectares of unharvested area, and losses of NT$8.41 million, the highest; next were papaya, improved-variety mango, bitter gourd and peanut, with the main types of damage being lodging, flooding or water injury.

In addition, 8 hectares of farmland in Nantou County were buried, with losses of NT$6.4 million. There were also losses of NT$130,000 to agricultural facilities.

The affected areas included 7 counties and cities: Nantou County, Pingtung County, Chiayi City, Kaohsiung City, Tainan City, Yunlin County and Taitung County; among them, Nantou County had the largest losses at NT$8.68 million, followed by Pingtung County at NT$7.6 million.

(News source: Central News Agency http://www.cna.com.tw/News/FirstNews/201206110052.aspx)