18.07.16 News Zero Ichimen - Points to note in evacuation life - Sakurai Sho

In regard to the difficulties living in evacuation shelters,
people who are on evacuation talk about the following.

“The bathing place is far away”
“We do not get adequate information just by the on-site broadcast”
“When I feel other people moving around I wake up and cannot fall back asleep”.
There were such voices.

It is said that efforts to improve the environment as much as possible are undertaken
such as setting up coolers and partitions, introducing cardboard beds,
and having medical personnel patrolling inside the evacuation shelters.

In fact as for the evacuation shelters
there are international standards that are drawing attention now.

During the massacre in Rwanda in Africa in 1994,
there were incidents occurring where people who escaped from the massacre
died in the poor environment of the evacuation shelters.

In reflection, a standard is formed by discussion between international NPOs.

The space of a person is required to be over 3.5 square meters.
There is the space enough to lie down and turn over in bed.

The male to female toilet ratio is 1:3,
more female toilets are to be installed
is also written in the standard.

Following this, in 2009, during the earthquake which occurred in central Italy,
tents were provided for each family member as evacuation shelter.
When looking inside, there was a spacious space and beds were also placed.

In Japan, during the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in 2011,
challenges in terms of space and privacy were pointed out.
Since then, it is said that movements referencing international standards
have come to place.

In addition, there are also people who evacuate at their homes rather than at evacuation shelters.

In the occasion that the first floor of your house is flooded with heavy rain and you live on the second floor,
the following precautions are necessary.

According to the experts of disaster prevention,
Please lock the doors and windows firmly so that suspicious people will not be able to enter your house from the first floor.
If the windows are broken,
please repair them by placing veneer boards on them.
In the occasion that electricity cannot be used because of flooding,
please take measures against hot weather such as using fans turned on by batteries.

Unlike evacuation shelters, there are no people around when you evacuate at home,
When something happens to the family who are on the second floor,
it is also important to decide whom you can rush to seek help.

It is also predicted that there will be places in the disaster areas
where the temperature would be exceeding 35℃ (95°F) continuing for at least a week.
Please take very good care of yourself.

Source: http://www.ntv.co.jp/zero/ichimen/2018/07/post-366.html

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