Tsunami waste devastates Japan farmland

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About 10,000 hectares of arable land was devastated in Sendai prefecture when the tsunami struck Japan last month.

Nearly four weeks after the disaster, some of the rice paddies in the area, known as Japan's "food basket", are still swamped with saltwater.

The tsunami also left behind toxic chemicals, industrial waste, oil, and heavy metals, all harmful to the soil. It could take five to ten years before the land is usable again.

The 80 million tons of debris the tsunami scattered over the landscape also includes material potentially harmful to humans.

Al Jazeera's Marga Ortigas reports from Sendai.

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  • Now I know why AlJazeera disables comments...

  • hey al jazeera.

    who in the hell cares about stupid teenagers in Texas getting pregnant?

    listen, FIRE that damn producer before he/she runs your channel into the ground.

    stick to serious worldwide coverage.

    let america wallow in its filth and stupidity.

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  • this makes me sad :'(

  • It's very possible that some of this land has actually subsided, due to the earthquake, and may have been lowered enough that it will continue to be tainted by salt water.

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