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Announcement of evacuation information, etc. using "alert level"
How to communicate evacuation information for flood and landslide disasters changes.
Last Updated September 17, 2024
Following the damage of Typhoon No. 19 in 2019, the Cabinet Office examined measures against storm and flood damage, and the revised "Disaster Countermeasures Basic Law" was enforced on May 20, 2021, and the "Name of evacuation information" at the alert level was changed. it was done.
Details of "Alert Level"
The details of the alert level are as shown in the following table.
| Alert level | Evacuation actions to be taken, etc. | Evacuation information, etc. |
Disaster prevention weather information |
|---|---|---|---|
Alert level 5 |
A situation where a disaster has already occurred or is likely to occur. |
[Yokohama City issued] |
<Information equivalent to alert level 5> |
Alert level 4 |
Let's evacuate to the evacuation destination as soon as possible. |
[Yokohama City issued] |
<Information equivalent to alert level 4> |
Alert level 3 |
People who need time to evacuate (elderly people, people with disabilities, infants, etc.) and their supporters should evacuate. |
[Yokohama City issued] |
<Information equivalent to alert level 3> |
| Alert level 2 | In preparation for evacuation, use hazard maps, etc. |
[Announced by the Japan Meteorological Agency] |
|
| Warning level 1 | Let's improve our preparedness for disasters. | [Announced by the Japan Meteorological Agency] |
Note 1: Various information is not always issued in the order of alert levels 1 to 5. The situation may change suddenly.
Note 2: Information equivalent to alert levels: Designated river flood forecasts, heavy rain warnings, landslide disaster warning information, etc. announced by the national and prefectural governments are used as reference for residents to voluntarily take evacuation actions. It is provided as "warning level equivalent information".
Note 3: Emergency safety: When it is determined that a disaster has actually occurred or is likely to occur, it will be issued to the extent possible.
Dissemination of evacuation information from Yokohama City
From Yokohama City, evacuation information, etc. will be distributed by specifying "alert level" and "actions to be taken" by means of distribution such as emergency bulletin mail, disaster prevention information e-mail, X, etc. that have been operated conventionally. .
Example of distribution text (for disaster prevention information e-mail)
Subject: [Alert Level 4] evacuation warning's announcement
This is Yokohama city.
In response to the announcement of sediment-related disaster alert information, [Alert Level 4] evacuation warning was issued.
The target areas are as follows.
<Target Area of evacuation warning>
○○Part of ward XX 1-chome
○○Part of ward XX 2-chome
<Actions to be taken>
If you live in the target area, please evacuate from a dangerous place. "
If it is difficult to evacuate to evacuation sites, take measures such as temporarily evacuating to the second floor or higher of the building (a room opposite the cliff).
If you live outside the target area, please be alert to low land inundation, river flooding and flooding, and landslide disasters, and check the latest weather information on TV, radio, the Internet, etc.
About each distribution tool
Reference pages related to the operation of "Alert Level" etc.
Cabinet Office Disaster Prevention Information Page (outside site)
Inquiries to this page
Emergency Response Division, Crisis Management Department, General Affairs Bureau
Telephone: 045-671-2064
Telephone: 045-671-2064
Fax: 045-641-1677
Email address: so-kinkyu@city.yokohama.lg.jp
Page ID: 105-142-600
