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Heavy rain and typhoon
When heavy rain or typhoon occurs
We will give you information on how to stay safe.
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New announcement
- "Designated emergency evacuation site" "Designated evacuation center"
- Introducing multilingual disaster-related information published by Yokohama City and Ward.
- Introducing useful apps during disasters
- Heavy snow is forecast
- When it snows
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Watch out for heavy rains and typhoons
In Japan, heavy rains and typhoons often occur from summer to autumn.When it rains heavily or a typhoon occurs, the following may occur:
□ Flood
□ Sediment disaster
□ Storm surge
It is important to be well prepared in advance to reduce the damage caused by these disasters.
National instant warning system (J-alert)
Information such as heavy rain, wind break, and heavy snow announced by the Japan Meteorological Agency will be notified to TV and smartphones of people in the target area.
A great disaster may occur.If you must evacuate, do so immediately.
Special weather warnings (heavy rain special warnings)
<Voice message content>
A heavy rain emergency warning has been issued for your area.
Check your surroundings and take evacuation action.
(When checking the sound, be careful not to startle the people around you.)
Collect food, drinks, and daily necessities (stockpile).
When heavy rains and typhoons cause damage, lifelines such as gas, water, and electricity may stop, making daily life difficult.You may also have to evacuate depending on the situation.
It is safe to prepare the following items on a daily basis so that you will not be in trouble when your lifeline stops and you can act immediately when you need to evacuate.
Equipment and items to bring out when heavy rain or typhoon occurs
<First Aid/Safety>
1 First aid kit 2 Regular medicine 3 Thermometer 4 Helmet
5 Mask 6 Platform shoes 7 Work gloves
<Valuables>
8 Passbook 9 Cash 10 Credit card
11 Driver's license 12 Seal
<Clothing>
13 clothing 14 towels
<Daily necessities>
15 mobile radio 16 flashlight 17 tissue paper
18 Paper diapers 19 Plastic bags 20 Portable toilets
21 Sanitary supplies
<Water and food for 3 days or more>
22 Drinking water of 1 liters or more per person
23 Emergency food
24 Paper plates, paper cups, disposable spoons, etc.
25 Infant formula (please prepare if you are raising a baby)
Only this!What to bring to the shelter
This is a video created by Mitaka City.You will know what to prepare in case of storm and flood damage.
It is safe to do rolling stock.
Repeating "eating emergency food in daily life and buying it when it runs out" is called the "rolling stock method".You can always have a new emergency ration at home.
Rolling stock
Always keep emergency food at home.
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Eat emergency food in your daily life.
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Please buy only the amount you used for emergency food.
Rolling stock method
This is a video about the rolling stock method made by the Yokohama City Disaster Prevention Center.
Timing of evacuation
In the event of heavy rain or typhoon, check the area where you live on TV, radio, internet, etc. to see if there is a "warning level".
When you get the "alert level", follow the table below.
- Large typhoon occurrence or heavy rain warning / warning issuance
- Check disaster information on TV, radio and the internet.
- Alert levels 1 and 2
- Check your attitude toward disasters and prepare for evacuation.
- Alert level 3
- Elderly people should evacuate from dangerous places.
Does any of the following apply?
□ People who need more time to evacuate (elderly people, people with disabilities, infants, etc.) and their supporters
□ It takes time to evacuate because your home is in the sediment / inundation damage warning area.
- If "yes"
- Start evacuation action.
Evacuate to the evacuation destination promptly.
If you find it dangerous to move to a public shelter,Safe place nearby*Evacuate to.
*Safe place nearby
Evacuation indoors (evacuation at home)
Evacuate to a safe place, such as the second floor or above of your home, or the room on the opposite side of the slope.Do the same at night or when the outside is dangerous.
Vertical evacuation
Evacuate to floors above or near the second floor of a sturdy building.
Evacuation to a known person's house or designated emergency shelter
The designated emergency evacuation site will be opened when an "evacuation for the elderly" or "evacuation order" is issued.
You can check the location on the website of the ward office.
* Not all evacuation shelters will be opened because the judgment depends on the scale and situation of the disaster.
- If "No"
- Please continue to collect information such as whether evacuation orders have been issued.
- Alert level 4
- Evacuation instructions
If you are instructed to evacuate, please evacuate.
<Reference>Disaster prevention yokohama
Guidelines for evacuation information (Cabinet Office)
English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, Tagalog, Nepali, Khmer, Burmese, Mongolian
Video that shows what to watch out for when heavy rain or typhoon occurs and how to evacuate
News about storm and flood damage
Introducing a website where you can read disaster news in multiple languages.
Information on disasters and coronas in foreign languages
Information sent by NHK WORLD-JAPAN. Information is sent in 16 languages.
Multilingual Information on Disaster Mitigation
The Japan Meteorological Agency website provides information on weather, earthquakes, tsunamis, and eruptions in 15 languages.
Reference information on storm and flood damage
Convenient apps and websites in the event of a disaster
Information created by the Cabinet Office.You can see it in easy Japanese.
Disaster prevention portal
This is a portal site created by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
Yokohama City Evacuation Navi
It is an application that provides integrated support from "now" in normal times to "in case of disaster" so that you can take appropriate actions in the event of a disaster.
Language: Japanese
Yokohama City Disaster Prevention Information Portal
This is a portal site for disaster prevention information sent by Yokohama City.You can check what kind of emergency information has been announced. It can be viewed in 9 languages.
Supported languages: Japanese, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese, Portuguese, English, Hangul, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
Be careful when a typhoon comes nearby
Information created by NHK.You can read it in easy Japanese.
Nishi Ward disaster prevention map
It is a disaster prevention map created by Nishi-ku, Yokohama.
Supported languages: Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Hangul, Nepali, Vietnamese
Disaster prevention in Japan (Seya Ward version)
It was created by Seya Ward, Yokohama City for the purpose of providing foreigners with knowledge about disaster prevention.
Languages: Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Vietnamese, Cambodian, English
Disaster prevention in Japan (Naka Ward version)
It was created by Naka-ku, Yokohama City for the purpose of providing foreigners with knowledge about disaster prevention.
Languages: Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Hangul, English
Useful tool for storm and flood damage
Safety tips (app)
Safety tips is a free app that notifies you of earthquake early warnings, tsunami warnings, eruption warnings, special warnings, heat stroke information, national protection information, evacuation advisories, etc. in Japan.
For foreign residents, there are various functions that are useful in the event of a disaster.
14 languages (Japanese, English, Chinese (traditional / simplified), Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, Tagalog, Nepali, Khmer, Burmese, Mongolian ( Available in 15 languages).
Foreign language pointing conversation book for disasters / Gifu City
Smooth communication is especially necessary when Japanese people inform foreigners of the danger of disasters and the need for evacuation, and when foreigners ask Japanese citizens about the disaster situation.
If you can't speak in a foreign language, try to communicate by pointing at it.
Disaster prevention information National shelter guide
Disaster prevention information "National Evacuation Center Guide" is a disaster prevention information app for smartphones that automatically searches for evacuation shelters and evacuation sites around your current location, displays various hazard maps, and provides push notifications of disaster prevention information for your current location.
Languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Hangul
A tool for receiving information on storm and flood damage
Kohoku Ward disaster information app
Pocket disaster prevention card/NHK
"Pocket disaster prevention card" is a useful card in case of emergency.There are Japanese and English versions.It is safe to write it down with your child and carry it with you.It's pocket-sized and easy to carry, so keep it handy!