災害に備えて／Preparing for a Disaster／Para prepararse contra los grandes desastres naturales

さいたま暮らしの情報誌

Information for Living in Saitama CityNo.65(Mar. 2019)
おおさいがいげ ん ちきそな

大きな災害に備えて(1)Preparing for a Major Disaster (1)Para prepararse contra los grandes desastres naturales（1）

し ぜ ん さい が いおこ え

自然災害が起きた現地で聞かれる声
おおも「まさかここで起こるとは思わなかった」

Heard at the scene of a natural disaster:“I never thought that it would happen here”

Lo que se dice en las zonas afectadas por los desastresnaturales:“¡Es increible! Nunca hubiera imaginado que aquíocurriría un gran desastre.
はっこうもと【発行元】

こうえきしゃだんほうじん

かんこうこくさいきょうかい

こくさいこうりゅう

公 益 社 団 法 人 さいたま観 光 国 際 協 会 （STIB）国 際 交 流 センターばしょし う ら わ く ひがしたかさごちょう

場所：さいたま市浦和区 東 高 砂 町 11-1

かいコムナーレ 9階

【Published】
The Saitama Tourism and International Relations Bureau(STIB), International Exchange Center (IEC)【Place】
9th floor of the Comunale Complex, Higashi Takasago-cho 11-1, Urawa-ku, Saitama City
【Publicado por】 Buró para el Turismo y las Relaciones Internacionales de Saitama (STIB)
Centro de Intercambio Internacional【Domicilio】
Piso 9 de Comunale, 11.1 Higashi-Takasago-cho, Urawa-ku, Saitama
TEL： 048-813-8500 FAX： 048-887-1505 E-mail: iec@stib.jp URL: https://www.stib.jp/kokusai

災害に備えて／Preparing for a Disaster／Para prepararse contra los grandes desastres naturales

It is said that disaster strikes the moment we forget about it. The Great East Japan Earthquake reminded usof this saying. It has been 8 years since that disaster.

Japan has learned a lot about disaster prevention andis working on further disaster prevention measures. Across Japan in 2018, there were many natural disasters
such as earthquakes, typhoons, heavy rains and extreme heat resulting in countless victims. Many of thesevictims suffered from lack of water and electricity due to damage to the infrastructure. Saitama City has
never been hit by a big disaster in the past, so it seems that many people think, "This is a safe, disaster-freecity," or "Nothing bad is going to happen in this city."
Natural disasters cannot be stopped. It is therefore important to think of countermeasures on a daily basis sothat our country and local governments can disseminate disaster information and minimize the damage.
・ The people who can help you the most are not faraway
relatives; They are the people right next you.
・Well prepared means no worries.

・Stay in touch with your neighbors to help each other and exchange information.
・Join your neighborhood community association (and participate in emergency drills,etc.), and in the case of a disaster, help out at evacuation areas

Stay updated on disaster information for each area via the city website.

Search Saitama City’s Hazard Maps

・Disaster Charts
・Hazard Maps

https://www.city.saitama.jp/001/011/015/002/003/index.html

Use the maps to find out which public schools in Saitama City to evacuate
to depending on the type of disaster that occurs.
① Flood Evacuation Maps
(English, Korean, and Chinese versions available）② Landslide Evacuation Maps
③ Earthquake Evacuation Maps(②③ are in Japanese only)

Although it is difficult to prevent natural disasters, in the case of typhoons and torrential rains forexample, forecasts and other sources can tell us safe places to evacuate to in advance. Unfortunately, statistics
from 2018 show that few people who were warned to evacuate in advance of such events actually did so.
To live in Japan is to live under constant threat of a natural disaster, so:•build a strong community that can offer support in an emergency•

prepare the items you will need in the event of an emergency (items differ depending on household)• Find out where to evacuate to in the case of an emergency