Over the next 7 days, frontal activities will become active on the Sea of ​​Japan side of western Japan and Hokuriku, and there is a risk of heavy rain.

At night, it may rain suddenly after dark and the situation may worsen.

In order to protect your safety with "early evacuation", it is important to confirm the risks of your place of residence while it is bright.

"Evacuate early" before risk increases

If you evacuate in the dark at night, it may be difficult to check the conditions of flooded roads and flooded rivers, and it may be dangerous such as falling or being washed away.



In August 2009, in Sayo-cho, Hyogo Prefecture, residents who tried to evacuate at night were washed away by the overflowing water from rivers and irrigation canals and were killed.



If you live near a river or near a slope in an area where heavy rain is expected, it is safer to evacuate early while it is bright.



However, with concerns about the infection of the new coronavirus, some people may be worried about evacuating to the evacuation site designated by the local government.



In such a case, "distributed evacuation" that considers another evacuation destination in advance is also effective.



If there are relatives / acquaintances' homes or private facilities in a safe place away from rivers, slopes, and low land, consider evacuating to them.



In the case of a sturdy building that is not in a disaster-risk area, it is possible to "evacuate at home" by staying on the upper floors of your home.

Check the risk of living on the hazard map

It is important to know the risk of disaster in your area when making an evacuation decision.



In the past, floods and landslides have frequently caused damage in places where danger was pointed out in the "hazard map."



Even in the debris flow disaster in Atami City on the 3rd of this month, damage occurred in the "sediment disaster caution area" where there is a high risk of sediment disaster.



You can check the "hazard map" published by local governments using your computer or smartphone.



You can also check the contents of hazard maps nationwide on the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism website.



<< My Town Hazard Map >> In


"My Town Hazard Map", select the municipality you want to see and the homepage will be displayed.



<< Overlapping Hazard Map >> In


"Overlapping Hazard Map", after entering the address, select "Sediment Disaster" or "Flood" to display the dangerous places on the map.



<< NHK News Disaster Prevention App >>


You can also check the hazard map by registering your area in NHK's "Your Weather / Disaster Prevention".

Early safety confirmation and "calling"

Two years ago, in Typhoon No. 19, after the rain and wind suddenly intensified, I checked the hazard map and it became difficult to connect to the homepage.



Knowing the risks in your area in advance before the situation changes suddenly will lead to early evacuation in case of emergency.



At the end.



"Calling out" is said to be very effective in boosting evacuation.



If there are people around you who hesitate to evacuate or cannot evacuate immediately, please be willing to talk to them.



If you have family members or relatives who live far away, please encourage early evacuation by phone or email.