Town Information

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Multicultural Cooperation Section, Oizumi Town Hall
Address: Oizumi-machi Hinode 55-1
Phone: 0276-63-3111(ext. 261)
Fax: 0276-63-3921 E-mail:tabunka@town.oizumi.gunma.jp

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September 10th,2020

For protection of your important persons and youself from disasters［自分と大切な人を災害から守るために］

October 12th of last year, the typhoon No.19 which approached Kanto region caused natural
catastrophes to various parts of our nation. In Oizumi town, several houses suffered flood damage,and the living of people in the town was affected by the typhoon greatly.
On the other hand, a lot of earthquakes occur in Japan. In a huge earthquake, many kinds ofdamages occur, such as collapse of houses or buildings, fires, collapse of walls or cliffs, or etc.
In recent years, major earthquakes have occurred in various regions of the country consecutively,
such as the Great East Japan Earthquake, Kumamoto Earthquake, Hokkaido Eastern Iburi Earthquake,and etc.
In near future, occurrence of a massive earthquake is expected, and there are municipalities that aprobability to hit an earthquake of 6-weak or more seismic intensity within 30 years is more than 80%.
As a side note, a probability to have a traffic accident is 44%, and a probability to get a fatal accident is0.3%. So we can understand that a probability of occurrence of an earthquake is very high.
We don't know when a disaster occur.
It is very important for us to prepare always for the unexpected.
In the event of a disaster ～Earthquakes～［災害が起きたとき～地震編～ ］■Stay calm and Secure your safety！
(1) If you feel the ground shaking, secure your safety such as sheltering yourself under a table, a deskor something similar. Keep doors open to secure evacuation routes.
(2) Do not rush outside, because you may get injured with falling objects. After the shaking subsides,
go outside with checking surrounding circumstances.
(3) If you are outside of a building or a house when an earthquake occurs, leave away from things
which are easy to fall down such as concrete block walls, utility poles, etc., and be careful about
falling objects such as signboards, window glass, etc.
■Stay calm! Prevent fires.
(1) After the shaking subsides, check for fires.
(2) In the event of a fire, extinguish it in its early stage.
※ For avoiding a burn, stay calm and put out the fire after the shaking subsides.
Turn off the circuit breaker of your house when you evacuate.
■Keep away from narrow alleys, wall verges, cliffs, or rivers.
There are large or small foreshocks after a huge earthquake. Please keep away from buildings orwalls which have a risk of collapse.
■If you are driving a vehicle when an earthquake occurs, ...?
If you are driving a vehicle when an earthquake occurs, reduce your speed slowly and park thevehicle on the shoulder of a road, and then turn off the engine. Keep staying in the vehicle until
the shaking subsides.
If you need to evacuate, flee on foot with taking your valuables. But do not lock the doors andleave the key in the vehicle.
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In the event of a disaster ～Heavy Rains～［災害が起きたとき～大雨編～ ］

A heavy rain in a short hour such as sudden intense downpours, torrential showers, or typhoons falls
occasionally. Since a disaster, such as flooding of revers, landslides, or flooded houses, may occur due
to a heavy rain, daily preparations are important.
Oizumi town has provided "Oizumi-machi Comprehensive Disaster-preparedness Map (Oizumi-machi
Sogo Bosai Map)" which shows expected areas of flooding and estimated depth of flooding by using
different colors when the Tone-river is overflowed.
This map is distributed at Oizumi Town Hall and Multicultural Community Center, and the soft-copy
has been uploaded in the web-site of the town hall. Please take a look at it and check risk level aroundyour house.
< URL of Multicultural Community Center : https://www.oizumi-tabunka.jp/archives/24017.htm >Alert Level
When flood disaster may occur due to torrential rains, typhoons, or etc., municipalities announce
evacuation advisories and alertsusing five alert levels so that residents can clearly understand what
action they should take based on the current weather conditions and risk of natural disaster.
Risk Level

Alert Level

Actions that residents should takeHigh5Best course of action to safeguard life.

Outbreak of Disaster4

Evacuate immediately.
If risk of a natural disaster occuring isimminent, take immidiate action toensure your safety by seeking shelter inthe safest nearby building or in thesafest room in your building.

Evacuation advisory,
Evacuation Instructions(Emergency)

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Evacuate begining with the elderly,
disabled, children as well as their helper.
Others should prepare for evacuation, orbegin voluntary evacuation.

Evacuation preparations,
Begin evacuation of theelderly, etc.

↑2Re-check evacuation areas and routes
with Oizumi Hazard Map.

AdvisoryLow

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Pay attention to the latest weather
information.

Possibility of a Warning↑

Check emergency supplies to carry

Evacuation Information, etc.

［非常持ち出し品をチェックしよう］□Valuables (Cash, Residence Card(Zairyu Card), Health Insurance Card, Passport, Credit Cards, etc.)□Blankets, Clothes (Innerwears, Outerwears, Towels)□A Flashlight / A Electric Tourch with batteries (prepare more than enough)□A Portable Radio□Foods, Drinks (Pilot Bread, Bottles of Water, Canned Foods, etc.)□Medicine (Household Medicines, Disinfectants, Sticking plasters, Medicine for the digestive,Eyedrops, etc.)□Diapers, Milk, Goods for babies or infants□Others (A Can Opener, Ropes, Work Gloves, Plastic Sheeting, etc.)
2Rolling Stock［ローリングストック］

This means stock and rotation of foods. This is a way of keeping a constant supply of new foods at
home, by buying extra foods that you usually eat, such as canned foods and/or boil in the bag foods,and buying the new foods as replacement when the old foods were used.
[Points]①Use older foods first.
Consume older foods first so that emerging food stocks do not become old.
In addition, put foods in order with a way that you can understand old or new easily.
②Replenish foods that were used.
Keep in mind to replenish the foods as soon as possible when you used them, because a disastermay occur while you forget to do.
This thought should be taken for not only foods but also
other products which have a life time such as batteries,
medicine, or etc.

Three main points in disaster prevention［防災のキホン3つの「助」］■Self Preparedness
This is to prepare for disaster by yourself. When a big disaster occurs, it is important for you totake actions to protect yourself.
※Examples of usual action to protect yourself①Stockpiling of foods and drinks.
②Fixing furniture and home appliances.
③Sharing several ways to communicate among your family members when a disaster occurs.
④Checking evacuation routes and places.
■Community Support
This is achieved by working of neighbors and people in the region together.
The life of many people were saved by help of inhabitants who were in the region when disasters
occurred. So it is important for you to make relation with neighbors by greetings regularly or
joining events of the region so that everybody can confirm the safe each other or can help eachother smoothly when a disaster occurs.
In addition, when you receive an annoucement of a self emergency drill at a Kominkan or so on
which is carried out by your regional association , please participate in it actively. If you do notknow whether the emergency drill is carried out in the region or if you do not know how you canparticipate in it, please ask the town hall, the multi-cultural community center, or the leader of theassociation (Jichikai-cho).
■Public (Government) Support
This is the support by public authorities such as the town hall, the police, the fire fighting, andSelf- Defense Forces.
However there is a limit to aid the injured by the public support when a big disaster occurs. So
your usual preparation is important.

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How to get disaster prevention information［防災情報を得るために］■Usuful Apps (Application Software)
The country and several companies develop multilingual apps to notify further information ofdisaster prevention for foreigners living in Japan. By installing apps into your smart phone, you cangather information whatever you want when an unexpected occurs. Please use them effectively.
[Example of Usuful Apps against the disaster]Name of Apps

Contents

Number ofLanguages
supported

Safety Tips

The application to notify disaster informationsuch as the Earthquake Early Warning orFlowchart of evacuation measure for unexpected.

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NHK World

Multilingual Life
Information

Multilingual translation application developed bythe country.
The application to distribute the Erathquake Early
Warning or news of NHK's international
broadcasting in multilingual.
The application to collect necessary information
including disaster for the life in Japan.

QR311815■Disaster Prevention Administrative Radio
The town broadcasts evacuation information in Japanese and Portuguese through 53 points ofspeakers in the town when a disaster occurs. Please listen to it carefully.
When it was hard for you to listen to it, you can get the same information by calling to thefollowing numbers within 24 hours from the broadcasting .
0120-313-141 (Free Dial)※0276-61-0500 is also available with charge.
Measures for prevention of spreading COVID-19 when you evacuate［避難する時の新型コロナウイルス感染症対策］

Even if COVID-19 has not subsided, evacuate from hazardous places in principle (if disaster hits.)
Please keep in your mind following two points to avoid the spread of COVID-19 at evacuation shelters.
■Considering evacuation shelters"Evacuate" means to escape from the danger. If you are in a safe place, you do not need to go toan evacuation shelter. To avoid overcrowding in the evacuation shelter, please consider evacuating
to a relative's or an acquaintance's home that is safe, or staying your house if the area you live is
not the flood expectation area in Oizumi-machi Comprehensive Disaster-preparedness Map(Oizumi-machi Sogo Bosai Map).
■Things to bring to evacuation shelters
Risk of spreading COVID-19 increases with using things in common.
There is a limit to prepare face masks, disinfectant, and thermometers by the town.
Bring your own as much as possible.
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