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This chapter is organized about the characteristics of the agricultural and forestry industries in the Soma area (the cities of Soma and Minamisoma, the town of Shinchi, and the village of Iitate) and the damage sustained as a result of the Great East Japan Earthquake, by using the statistics published by the country and municipalities and related documentation. The earthquake and tsunami wrought serious damage on agriculture and agriculture- and forestry-related communal facilities in the Soma area. At the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station, the hydrogen explosions triggered by the earthquake and tsunami damaged reactor buildings, and large quantities of radionuclides were dispersed over a wide area. Following the accidents at the nuclear plant, two communities in the Soma area—the village of Iitate and part of the city of Minamisoma—were designated as evacuation zones. To bring an end to these consequences of the radioactive contamination as soon as possible, the city authority is implementing radiation-related measures. |
