One week has passed since the earthquakes that observed violent shaking with a seismic intensity of over 6 in Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures.

In the disaster-stricken areas of Fukushima Prefecture, children who experienced the Great East Japan Earthquake 10 years ago and a new generation born after the earthquake will take the initiative in demonstrating the results of their daily training by making use of the lessons learned at that time. I took action to protect.

Mizuki Kusano (16), a second-year high school student living in Soma City, Fukushima Prefecture, who observed shaking with a seismic intensity of 6 or higher, has five family members about 50 meters from Matsukawaura, which was hit by a large tsunami of over 9 meters in the Great East Japan Earthquake. I live in.



On the night of the 13th of this month, Mr. Mizuki headed to the entrance from his room on the second floor before the shaking subsided, opened the door and secured an evacuation route.



Then, I called out to my family and grandparents living next door and said, "I'll run away," and got into the car.



At the time of the Great East Japan Earthquake, the tsunami approached my house, and my great-grandfather who worked at the port was washed away and died.

Recalling the horror he experienced when he was in the first grade of elementary school, he said that his limbs did not stop trembling after he got in the car.



The Kusano family had discussions in case of an emergency, such as deciding an evacuation route in the event of a major disaster after the Great East Japan Earthquake and a place for families to gather after evacuating.



I didn't notice the information that I wasn't worried about the tsunami that was reported shortly after the earthquake because of the power outage, so I left my home five minutes after the earthquake in a car driven by my mother, Yukie, and decided in advance as an evacuation destination. I evacuated to a relative's house on a hill.

Mr. Mizuki said, "I immediately thought,'The tsunami is about to come. I have to run away.' It is best to leave the sea, leave if there is something falling around, and decide where to escape with your family. I think. "



In this earthquake, 6-year-old sister Nagi Sakura, who was born after the earthquake, also demonstrated the results of her daily training.



Nagisakura, who was asleep when the earthquake struck, got up immediately and went out of the house with a cushion instead of the disaster prevention hood that she usually uses at the nursery school.



Nagisakura goes to a nursery school known locally for her passion for disaster prevention education.



After the Great East Japan Earthquake, this nursery school on the coast holds evacuation drills twice a month in which all children and nursery teachers participate.



The children remember to be able to recite their own "disaster prevention pledge" such as "evacuate to a safe place in the event of a fire or earthquake" and "evacuate to a high place in the event of a tsunami". ..



Even after arriving at a relative's house, Nagisakura is willing to take life-saving actions such as covering her head with a cushion or hiding under a table every time an earthquake occurs, and do the same for her family. It is said that he recommended.



Nagisakura said, "At the nursery school, I learned to wear a disaster prevention hood in the event of an earthquake and escape to a high place when there is a risk of a tsunami. This time I did not have a disaster prevention hood, so I covered my head with a cushion. I was talking.



Yukie, her mother, said, "I understand that children who have experienced the Great East Japan Earthquake will run away from the tsunami when the earthquake hits, but even such a small child who has not experienced it will be trained at a regular nursery school. Thanks to that, I was able to take action to save my life. If a big earthquake hits again without me and a tsunami hits, I think these children will surely escape. " I was talking.