What are people requiring assistance in the event of a disaster?

In the event of a disaster, those who need some help, such as the elderly, the disabled, infants, the sick, and foreigners, who need some help (persons requiring assistance during a disaster). In order to protect those who need assistance during a disaster from earthquakes, fires and tsunami, it is important to cooperate in the community on a daily basis and consider countermeasures.

• In order to facilitate support in the event of a disaster, we will create a face-to-face relationship through communication such as watching activities and greetings in the community.

(As an opportunity to create a relationship, we can provide information on people requiring assistance that the government has grasped to the community through certain procedures.)

• Think about measures to prepare for disasters in the community, such as conducting evacuation drill with the participation of people in need of assistance.
• Check the local environment for obstacles or steps in the evacuation route.

• Make sure that no one has been delayed in rescue or evacuation, and provide support in the neighborhood, such as guiding evacuation with multiple residents to the evacuation center.
• In the event of an emergency, it is also necessary to take a break.

For more information on support for people requiring assistance in the event of a disaster, please refer to the Guide for Disaster Response Disasters (Health and Social Welfare Bureau).