Category: Earthquake (easy Japanese)

When an earthquake occurs, if your house and the area around your house are safe, you can stay in your house. You can
This is called ``home evacuation.''

Good points about “evacuation at home”
〇You can live a normal life with your family in a familiar home.
〇Your privacy is protected, so it's less stressful.
〇Pets can stay with their families in the same environment as usual.
〇Infectious diseases will be less likely to be transmitted.
⇒There are many good things, such as being able to quickly return to your normal life.　

*When you are doing the home evacuation "zaitaku hinan" If your house is about to be destroyed, evacuate to a local disaster prevention base. please.

You can watch videos to learn about ``home evacuation'' on Yokohama City's official YouTube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zhS4YODE_I
You can watch the video with subtitles in your own words by selecting ``Subtitles'' from ``Settings'' of the video.

When an earthquake occurs, furniture may fall over.
Furniture has been falling over to protect you and your family in the event of an earthquake. I'll make sure not to do that.

Things to worry about when a large earthquake occurs
・You or your family may be injured or killed if the furniture falls over.
・If an object that was placed on furniture falls onto an electrical appliance, etc., the power cord may be damaged. It cuts and starts a fire.
- A fire occurs when something flammable falls into the socket of an electrical outlet.

Preventing furniture from falling over is the basis of disaster mitigation actions.
*Disaster mitigation actions = Actions taken to minimize damage when a disaster occurs such as an earthquake. (Koudou)

As preparations from around XNUMX:XNUMX, we secured the furniture in place, in case the furniture was knocked over by an earthquake. Let's put the scent in a safe place.
You can check how to secure furniture at the following URL.

https://www.yokesaigai.com/saigai/jishin#%E5%9C%B0%E9%9C%87%E3%81%8C%E8%B5%B7%E3%81%8D%E3%81%9F%E3%81%A8%E3%81%8D%E3%81%AB%E3%80%81%E5%9B%B0%E3%82%89%E3%81%AA%E3%81%84%E3%82%88%E3%81%86%E3%81%AB%E3%81…

(Click on the square in the upper right corner to select a word.)

Multilingual disaster prevention video part 1 created by the Sendai Tourism and International Association (Sendai Tourism and International Association):
If you look at "Let's prepare for an earthquake," you will learn about earthquakes and what to prepare in case an earthquake occurs. You will know what you should do.

Japanese https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3k3tRSaZP44
Chinese (Chuugokugo) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyN8IvTS-B4
Korean (Kankokugo) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvKgtT4PqfQ
Indonesian (Indoneshiago) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmMiaPlzPxI
Taiwanese https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNKPrEo_jrM
Tagalog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uxuyhS52MQ
Nepali (Nepalgo) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5G73KhJ6Js
Vietnamese (Betonamgo) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9DJn7MA5zU
Bengali https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgJX2Be9Eao
Portuguese (Portuguese) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFMZMywXcY0
Mongolian (Mongolgo) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFMZMywXcY0

You can check videos related to earthquakes on the YOKE disaster website.Please also take a look.
https://www.yokesaigai.com/saigai/jishin
Please select a word from the top right corner.You can see it using machine translation.

Several earthquakes occurred on September 9th (Tuesday).
There may be another earthquake after this.
If an earthquake occurs, please move away from objects that can easily fall over.
First, take steps to protect your body, such as crawling under your desk.

You can check earthquake information in multiple languages ​​on the next website.
・NHK World　

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/…/en/multilingual_links/index.html

・Japan Meteorological Agency multilingual page　

https://www.jma.go.jp/jma/kokusai/multi.html

・Yokohama City disaster prevention information portal site　

https://bousai.city.yokohama.lg.jp/K_PUB_VF_Top

Please check the YOKE disaster information website for information on what to do in the event of an earthquake.

https://www.yokesaigai.com/saigai/jishin

Prepare a stockpile so that you will not be in trouble in the event of a disaster such as an earthquake, typhoon, or heavy rain. .

When damage occurs due to an earthquake, heavy rain, or typhoon, you will need to use gas, water, and electricity. may not be possible.
Also, depending on the damage situation, you may have to evacuate to an evacuation center.
"Stockpile items" are food items that are prepared on a daily basis so that you will not be in trouble even in times like this. things) and things necessary for life.
You can check what kind of items you should prepare as "stockpile" on the following site.

The Yokohama International Exchange Association (Yokohama) provides information via SNS ( I will deliver the information to you.

Easy-to-understand information for foreigners.

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