Ensuring personal safety Specifically, what should I do? Ask an evacuation behavior expert

You are being asked to "ensure your safety," but what should you do specifically?

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We asked Professor Motoyuki Ushiyama of Shizuoka University, who is familiar with evacuation behavior.

In case of flooding or "emergency safety", move to a higher place

▽ The area around the house is already flooded.

▽ If the information on "Emergency Safety" has been announced, it is

more dangerous to go out and move, and it is better not to move positively. ..

In a flooded situation,

there is a danger that you will not be able to see your feet due to muddy water and you will fall into a gutter or irrigation canal

, and even if you are a car, there

is a danger that the

engine will stop and be washed away.

Even in the past disasters, there are a number of cases in which people die due to damage while evacuating.

It is necessary to check the latest weather information frequently at home and move to a higher place such as going upstairs to reduce the risk.

Move to a sturdy building where there is a risk of sediment-related disasters

However, there are some cases where it is dangerous to stay at home.

In places designated as "earth and sand disaster caution areas" where there is a high risk of debris flow, if a sediment disaster occurs, the entire house may be crushed.

On the 13th, two houses were involved in a landslide disaster in Unzen City, Nagasaki Prefecture, and one person died and two people were missing, but the area where the houses were located was a landslide disaster warning area.

Professor Ushiyama points out that if it is difficult to move to a remote evacuation site, it is important to reduce the risk by moving to a sturdy building such as a nearby reinforced concrete building.

Stay away from the river and go to a safe place before it gets dark

He also points out that it is necessary to move away from the river in the immediate vicinity of the river embankment and in the "presumed flooding area such as collapsed houses" because when the river overflows, the whole house may be washed away and it may not be saved. ..

On the other hand, in areas where flood damage has not yet occurred, it is important to check the hazard map and evacuate people in dangerous areas to a safe place before it gets dark.

Professor Ushiyama said, "There are situations where it is difficult to evacuate best, especially in Kyushu, but I would like you to think of a better way to spend time that reduces the risk as much as possible. I want it. "