On the "Friends of the North District" Facebook group yesterday (9th), a netizen uploaded multiple pictures of pig farms flooding and pigs suspected of dying, saying that the thunderstorm last week caused serious flooding of the pig farm in Ta Kwu Ling, with the water depth reaching the chest level. The farmer went to a safe place overnight, and was unable to return to the farm because of the pig's casualties. The farmer suffered heavy losses.
There was another heavy rain last night, worrying that the water would leak electricity and endanger the lives of the owner's family and a large number of pigs.
The netizen pointed the flooding finger at the natural canal next to the pig farm and was filled.
It is known that the flood occurred last Thursday (5th). A pig farmer in Dinosaur Pit was the worst affected. More than 40 pigs were immersed and lost hundreds of thousands of yuan.
"Hong Kong 01" is checking with the Drainage Services Department and Fisheries Conservation Department whether it has received relevant notifications.
Related pictures show that the pig farm is full of floods, and the water is deep enough to cover most of the pig's body. The pigs no longer bow their heads to eat food, but desperately raise their heads to breathe. There are even more piglets clinging to the back of the big pigs, extremely helpless .
At the same time, there are pictures showing that several pigs are lying on the ground on their sides, their bodies are purple, and they have lost their vitality.
The disaster-stricken pig farmer shed tears
The reporter of "Hong Kong 01" contacted Mr. Cheng, a member of the Ping Che Residents Association, and said that the flood occurred last Thursday (5th). The trapped pigsty was unable to escape and was immersed to death. It accounted for one-fifth of the 250 pigs in the entire farm and lost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Some of the pigs that had escaped appeared dying and were quite weak.
He pointed out that Mr. Yu has been operating a pig farm in Dinosaur Pit for about 30 years and has never encountered such a serious flood. Since someone built a warehouse to block the drain the year before, there have been at least five serious floods in the past two years. He urges the government to face it.
North District Council Chairman Law Ting-tak reposted the post on Facebook and said, "Recently heavy rains have caused severe flooding in the area around Daguling Dinosaur Pit and Man Kam To Road in the North District, causing heavy losses to pig farms."
(Screenshot of Luo Tingde Facebook)
Netizens pointed out that the owner has been raising the owner in Taguling for more than 20 years. In 2018, the typhoon Mangosteen raged unharmed, but because the natural canal was recently filled up, there is only one pipeline left to drain water. When the wind blows!"
North District Council Chairman Law Ting-tak reprinted the post on Facebook and said, "In recent days, heavy rains have caused severe flooding in the area around Da Kwu Ling Dinosaur Pit and Man Kam To Road in the North District. Some pig farms have suffered heavy losses. A large number of pigs died due to flooding. "He denounced various government projects and some illegal private projects, and the construction of rainwater drainage in the area was backward.
He pointed out that "Last week, the Rural Committee has reported the facts to relevant departments and requested follow-up actions. I hope that in the future, various government departments will work together to comprehensively inspect stormwater drainage construction and inspect private illegal projects that affect flood discharge, so as to protect the safety of residents' lives and property."
The Observatory issued rainstorm warning signals on Wednesday and Friday respectively.
(Observatory information)
According to the Observatory’s website information, a rainstorm warning was issued last Tuesday and last Friday. The yellow and red rain last Friday lasted for a total of 4 hours, from 0:45 am to 1:45 am, and the rainfall in the northern district was as high as 96 mm.
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