June issue You can have fun learning in case of emergency! Report on Flood Damage Experience Tour and Water Disasters

In the "Wind and Flood Damage Experience Tour", you can learn about the fear of storm and flood damage and the timing of evacuation as if you are an attraction.

The first thing I experienced was the reduce disaster damage Training Room. Here, you can learn how to act if a typhoon comes when you are at home.
In the room, there were many things that could be used as evacuation hints, such as maps, televisions, and disaster prevention goods that could be used to check the surroundings of the house.

After the experience, Yokohama Disaster Risk Reduction Learning Center tour guide will tell you how to evacuate properly.
In my case, the evacuation started late and the floor was flooded, so I escaped to the second floor and waited for rescue. However, since the house faces a cliff, they had to wait for rescue in a dangerous situation where there was a risk of landslides.

In addition to the experience tour, Yokohama Disaster Risk Reduction Learning Center also offers an experience program.
The “Water Disaster Experience” we experienced this time was to use actual water to tell “What happens if the outside of the door is flooded?” And “Is it possible to actually evacuate on a flooded road?” I can experience it. This device is only available in Yokohama Disaster Risk Reduction Learning Center in eastern Japan that can generate water flow and experience the power of water pressure.
("Water-related disaster experience" is for elementary school students and above.)

What I felt when I experienced was the weight of water more than I imagined.
If water of 40 cm in height comes, it would be difficult to get out of the house.
In addition, the experience of the flooded road was transparent this time, so I was able to check my feet and I could still walk, but in fact the muddy water flows and I had to walk without my feet visible, so it was very dangerous I felt it was.
In the case of actual evacuation, it is good to have a long strap such as an umbrella, and walk while checking the safety of your destination.
It is only Yokohama Disaster Risk Reduction Learning Center that you can experience it while listening to these advices.

This tour allows you to enjoy and think about what to do to protect yourself and the people around you in an emergency, through evacuation decisions in a sense of realism and experience water disasters using valuable equipment. Please try it out!
In addition, "wind and flood damage experience tour" can be participated on the day, but the schedule for "Water Disaster Experience" has a limited schedule. You may not be able to participate, so please make a reservation in advance when you go to Yokohama Disaster Risk Reduction Learning Center.