Ｐreparation for the earthquake

Big earthquake and large scale tsunami occurred on Friday, March 11, 2011 in the Tohoku and Kanto areas.

The tsunami reached Suzuka city, but there was very little damage.

What should you do ①before an earthquake ②during an earthquake, and ③after an earthquake.

①    What to do before an earthquake

・  Stabilize your furniture and reinforce the house

You will be safer even if an earthquake occurs if you prepare your living environment in advance.

※You may purchase tools at a hardware center such as Kahma, Komeri, F1 Mart, Viva Home, etc,.)

※If you rent an apartment talk to the owner before you make any preparations.

・  Emergency Supplies

In addition to the pictures on the left, prepare non-perishable food items, water, feminine hygiene products, first aid supplies, coins for public telephones, your bankbook, stamp (Inkan), passport, daily medications, and diapers & dried milk if you have a small child.

・Find the evacuation center near your home and work

After a big earthquake, cellular phone and email services may be disrupted.

Hold a family meeting and confirm a meeting place near your house.

Refuge map of Suzukashi：Confirm your district.

URL: http://www.sifa.suzuka.mie.jp/map/safety/index.html

・Introduce yourselves to your neighbors. Be sure they know who is living in your home. Find out who lives in their homes.  Pets are important too, but may have to be left behind in an extreme emergency.

・You will be better able to help each other in a disaster if you know your neighbors.

②    What to do during an earthquake

・  Secure personal security calmly

At house：Since something could fall down, you enter under the table, and wait for the end of earthquake.

Then, go down to the 1st floor in stairs.

At elevator：Since an elevator does not work at the time of blackout, press all of the floor buttons to stop

on the nearest floor, and go to the stairs to exit the building.

At store：Protect your head with shopping basket and stay away from a shelf.

　While driving：Step on brakes slowly, and stop. Pull over to the side of the road, and leave the key in the ignition and the doors unlocked.  Then escape on foot.

In the workplace :Move according to the emergency plan the company has in place.

Remain calm.  Don’t rush to get out.

③ After an earthquake

・  Turn on television or radio

If there is tsunami information, the person near the sea should

 Move as quickly as possible to the higher ground..

・　If your home has damage and you are in danger, leave your home and

Go to the nearest evacuation center.

Then shut off the circuit breaker to the house, and the gas supply.

※If you cannot understand what has happened, watch the reaction of the

Japanese around you and act in the same way.

・　How to contact your family

Use a message dial for disasters of NTT when you want to make contact with family or friends

who live outside your area, or if you are having trouble getting in contact with them..

①    How to record your message

１７１→　１　→　house phone number of the person →　your message

② How to listen to a message １７１　→　2　→　house phone number of the person

・Be aware that there may be many rumors that are not true.

After an earthquake, rumor spread quickly and may make you feel uneasy.

Get correct information from television, radio, or the homepage of the city hall for yourself.

Information on how to prepare for or react to an earthquake

(Right after an earthquake, internet connections and other services will be disrupted!)

①    Suzuka city：http://www.city.suzuka.lg.jp/safe/jishin/index.html

There is a lot of information on preparations for an earthquake.

②    Suzuka Voice FM  (78.3MHz)

At the time of disaster, a lot of information is broadcast by the Suzuka-shi government office.

③    Bousai Mie：http://www.bosaimie.jp/index.action

There is a service to send disaster information by email. (Japanese only)

④    Mie Prefectural Government：http://www.pref.mie.lg.jp/TABUNKA/HP/

Japan-wide and prefectural information are carried on this site.

⑤    NHK WORLD：http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/radio/program/16lang.html

You can listen to news in 16 languages.

Suzuka-shi offers living information in a homepage.

　Suzuka-shi homepage address　 Portuguese　http://www.city.suzuka.lg.jp/port/index.html

Spanish 　　http://www.city.suzuka.lg.jp/espanol/index.html

English　 　http://www.city.suzuka.lg.jp/eng/index.html

＜Contact：Public Consultation Division　(059-382-9058　shimintaiwa@city.suzuka.lg.jp＞

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