中国内陸部を中心に、6月から続く大雨によって洪水や土砂崩れが相次いでいる。内陸部・長江流域にある安徽省のある養豚場では、洪水の影響で、6000頭以上の生きたブタが洪水の中で水に浸かった。7月5日、ニューヨーク・タイムズなどが報じた。
China Stringer Network / Reuters July 4, 2016.
雨は止まず、養殖場の内の水位は引き続き上昇。住民らは避難しなくてはならなかった。しかし、防疫などの面から、豚は移動させることができないとされた。飼育員は避難前に小屋に入り、育てたブタの前で涙を流した。
China Stringer Network / Reuters July 4, 2016.
China Stringer Network / Reuters July 4, 2016.
この写真がネットなどで広がり、支援が呼びかけられた。その後、近隣の住民約60人が救出作戦を展開。約3000頭を救出した。
なお、新華網によると、6月30日〜7月5日までの6日間で128人が死亡、42人が行方不明になっているという。
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