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Announcement of evacuation information, etc. using "alert level"
How to communicate evacuation information for floods and landslides will change.
Last Updated October 5, 2022
Following the damage caused by Typhoon No. 19 in 2019, the Cabinet Office considered measures against storm and flood damage countermeasures, and the revised Basic Law on Disaster Countermeasures was enforced on May 20, 2021, and the name of evacuation information at the alert level was changed.
Details of "Vigilance Level"
The following table shows the details of the "Vigilance Level".
| Warning level | Evacuation actions to be taken | Evacuation information, etc. |
Disaster prevention weather information |
|---|---|---|---|
Warning level 5 |
A situation in which a disaster has already occurred or is likely to occur. |
[Announced by Yokohama City] |
<Vigilance Level 5 Equivalent Information> |
Warning level 4 |
Evacuate to the evacuation destination as soon as possible. |
[Announced by Yokohama City] |
<Vigilance Level 4 Equivalent Information> |
Warning level 3 |
People who need time to evacuate (elderly, disabled, infants, etc.) and their supporters should evacuate. |
[Announced by Yokohama City] |
<Vigilance Level 3 Equivalent Information> |
| Warning level 2 | In preparation for evacuation, use hazard maps, etc. |
[Announced by the Japan Meteorological Agency] |
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| Warning level 1 | Let's improve our preparedness for disasters. | [Announced by the Japan Meteorological Agency] |
Note 1: Various types of information are not always announced in the order of alert levels 1 to 5. The situation may change suddenly.
Note 2: Warning level equivalent information: 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 take voluntary evacuation actions. It is provided as "alert level equivalent information".
Note 3: Emergency safety assurance: When it is known 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
From Yokohama City, evacuation information will be distributed, etc., specifying the "alert level" and "actions to be taken" by means of distribution such as emergency bulletin mail, disaster prevention information e-mail, Twitter, etc., which have been operating in the past.
Example of delivery (e-mail for disaster prevention information)
Subject: [Vigilance Level 4] evacuation warning's Announcement
This is Yokohama City.
[Vigilance Level 4] evacuation warning was issued with the announcement of landslide disaster warning information.
The target areas are as follows.
<Target Area of evacuation warning>
○○A part of ward XX 1-chome
○○Part of ward XX 2-chome
<Actions to be taken>
If you live in the target area, "Evacuate all from dangerous places."
If it is difficult to evacuate to evacuation sites, take measures such as temporarily evacuating to the second floor or higher of the building (room opposite the cliff).
Even if you live outside the target area, be careful of low land inundation, river flooding and flooding, and landslide disasters, and check the latest weather information on TV, radio, and the Internet.
About each distribution tool
- Emergency breaking e-mail
- Yokohama Disaster Prevention Information E-mail
- Yokohama City Disaster Prevention Twitter
Reference pages, etc. concerning the operation of "alert level"
Cabinet Office Disaster Prevention Information Page (outside site)
For inquiries to this page
Emergency Response Division, General Affairs Bureau Crisis Management Department
Phone: 045-671-2064
Phone: 045-671-2064
Fax: 045-641-1677
Email address: so-kinkyu@city.yokohama.jp
Page ID: 105-142-600
