【昭和の日本】閲覧注意！東京のゴミ処理場からハエ大量発生で街中が"黒い嵐"に襲われる…ハエ撲滅作戦が開始 | 1965年

■ From the News Transcript Yumeshima, a reclaimed land in Tokyo Bay, receives 5,000 tons of garbage every day. This year, an extraordinary infestation of flies has turned the entire island into a fly's nest. Swarms of flies have infested Minami-Sunamachi, nearby Koto Ward, and residents are screaming in despair at this black typhoon. Fishmongers have neglected their business to exterminate the flies. Police officers are busier catching flies than thieves. Flies are chasing every household, making it impossible to concentrate. In the end, it's become a pathetic situation where people have to eat inside mosquito nets. Children carry flyswatters to school, unable to study in peace. Lunchtime is a frustrating experience. Irritated, local housewives begged the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to take a look at these flies, wondering what on earth they were waiting for. Azuma, seeing this as a serious problem, came to inspect the island. Frantically, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has finally taken the plunge and launched a fly eradication campaign. One brilliant idea was to bring in the coal ash that caused the problem in Kawasaki and cover the garbage, but it looks like the fly scare is far from over. ■About this channel We stream footage of Japanese news programs produced in the 1950s-1970s. Check out this rare footage documenting the Japanese landscape of that time. #News #Showa