Evacuation advisory and evacuation instructions Unified policy Solidify Cabinet Office July 26, 7:29
The Cabinet Office has decided to consolidate the information on "evacuation advisory" and "evacuation order" issued by local governments into one information when the danger of disaster is imminent.
Following last year's Typhoon No. 19 and other events, the working group of the Cabinet Office, which is made up of experts and representatives of local governments, is studying how evacuation and information should be.
Of the information about the “evacuation advisory” and “evacuation instruction” issued by the local government, a survey was conducted targeting more than 3000 people nationwide, and only 17.7% understood the meaning of the two information accurately. Stayed.
In a survey of municipalities nationwide, nearly 70% said that it was difficult to understand because two pieces of information were included in heavy rain warning level 4, and the difference between the two pieces of information was 40% also said, "I don't understand."
Based on these opinions, the Cabinet Office has recently established a policy of unifying two pieces of information into one piece of information.
The Cabinet Office has proposed a plan to unify information into "evacuation orders", but in the future, the Working Group will proceed with discussions, compile a review plan, and submit it to the ordinary Diet session at the beginning of next year. ..
If the information on evacuation is unified, the provision of evacuation advisory and instructions based on the Basic Act on Disaster Countermeasures will be revised for the first time since its establishment in 1936.