US: Floods strike northern California strawberry fields

Published 2023년 3월 13일

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A recent storm in northern California has caused significant flooding in the Pajaro Valley, a major agricultural region that grows strawberries and other vegetables. The flooding has led to thousands of residents being evacuated from their homes, farms, and businesses, with over 20,000 acres of farmland expected to remain fallow due to contamination. The damage is expected to take months to repair and could potentially put many growers and farmworkers out of business. Additional rain is forecast, exacerbating the situation. The flooding has also contaminated well water, leading to residents being warned not to drink tap water. The flooding is part of a larger 'atmospheric river' event that is affecting various parts of California, but no deaths have been reported so far.

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A weekend storm flooded northern California strawberry and vegetable fields, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate their farms, homes and businesses. The storm caused massive damage to strawberry fields and may put many growers and farmworkers out of business, according to reports. In the northern part of California’s Central Coast, the Pajaro Valley grows strawberries as well as broccoli, cauliflower and artichokes. According to online maps, evacuation orders and warnings stretch throughout the Salinas Valley and northward from north of Paso Robles, California, north to King City, California, skirting Salinas to the southwest through Castroville and north to the Watsonville region. While more than 10,000 Monterey County residents and others in the Central Coast region of California were under evacuation orders and warnings on March 12, an additional round of rain is forecast to start on March 13, adding more flood concerns, according to media reports. The flooding was ...

Source: Fruitgrowersnews