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ChapterBe Fully Prepared for a Typhoon!

Since the end of June, there have been record levels of rainfall and tremendous damage due to Typhoon No. 7 (Typhoon Prapiroon) and the rainy season (the heavy rains of July 2018). Even in Minoh City, reservoir banks were damaged, and land slips blocked the highway. We can't tell when typhoons or heavy rain like this will occur again. They can come at any time, especially in the season between August and October. In order to protect yourself from danger, you must get ready, not sometime soon, but now. Refer to the following points and prepare yourself for a typhoon as soon as possible.

Please Refer to the following points, and prepare yourself for a typhoon as soon as possible.

Check now!Check now!

Things to do regularly...

Are there any leaves or garbage stuck in your street or house gutters ?

Having leaves, branches, or garbage stuck in your gutter causes water to start to flood. A blockage in one place causes the whole surrounding area to flood, so it will not only damage your home, but your entire neighborhood.During the recent heavy rains there was no large damage from flooding, thanks to the efforts of Minoh citizens to keep their street and house gutters clean.Typhoons and heavy rains will continue to strike. Once the rain starts to fall it is already too late to do anything. Make sure to regularly check the gutters on your street and house, and keep them free from leaves, branches, garbage, and anything else that might block them.

Do you know the route to your evacuation center ?

Make sure to check that you have the latest version (May 2017(Heisei 29))

Check the Disaster Zone Map!Last year, the Minoh City Disaster Zone Map was mailed out together with the May issue of Momiji Dayori. Please check the map to see where the danger zones are. Then, check where your school district's evacuation center is*, and come up with a route to get there. Walk the route to the evacuation center together with your family so that you all know how to get there. *Your evacuation center is the elementary school in your school district. (The exceptions are Maple Hall instead of Kita Elementary School, and Dai Ni Junior High School instead of Kayano Kita Elementary School.)

Mailed to everyone who lives near a reservoir.Also check the Reservoir Hazard Zone Map! In the April 2018 and May 2017 issues of Momiji Dayori, we mailed out a "Reser-voir Hazard Zone Map" to those living in an area at risk of flooding from a reservoir. Although this time no reservoirs burst during the heavy rains, there was some damage caused, including to some embankments. Be sure to check the Reservoir Hazard Zone Map to see how high the flooding could get where you live, and to confirm your evacuation route in case of emergency. You can also find the Reservoir Hazard Zone Map on the Minoh City website. Please have a look, even if you live outside a risk area.

Get ready before the typhoon arrives!Get ready before the typhoon arrives!

Things to do when a typhoon is

approaching...

Be prepared!

Bring inside anything that might fly away in a typhoon!

Potted plants and hanging plantersLaundry hangersLaundry poleCleaning equipment, such as broomsBamboo screens, etc.

Close your window shutters and curtains early!Before the wind becomes strong, close your window shutters and lock them. If you don't have any shutters, close your curtains so that they protect you from any broken glass.You can also stick safety film to your windows for extra protection.

First, get information!First, get information!

Things to do when the typhoon com

es...

Get information from Minoh City! During a typhoon and other disasters,

Tackey 816 FM 81.6 MHzwill repeatedly broadcast emergency information.

If a serious disaster that may harm citizens occurs, Minoh City will set up an Emergency Response Center, where urgent information will be broadcasted through Tackey 816 (FM 81.6 MHz). Please always bring a portable radio with you in times of disaster. Some smartphones may be able to tune in. ※At particular times of the time, we also broadcast information in English.

City news on evacutation centers etc. is broadcast through...

City's safety Alert Email

City's Safety Alert Twitter

Scan the QR code to register

Have you registered yet?

*You can also register by scanning the QR code on the city website.

@Minoh_Anzen

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Tackey 816 (FM81.6MHz), the City's Safety Alert Email, Safety Alert Twitter, city website emergency information and the public address system (speakers located in parks, etc.).The public address system broadcast is one method used to communicate information in the event of a disaster. You cannot hear it inside buildings. Also, you may be unable to hear it depending on the situation you are in (if there is strong wind or rain for instance.) Please tune into Tackey 816 (FM 81.6 MHz.)

Do not go outside!

DANGERIt is extremely dangerous to check on rice fields, water channels, reservoirs, etc. during a typhoon!

In the news, you often hear about elderly people who go missing in typhoons and heavy rains. Most of these cases are due to these people going outside to check on their rice fields, water channels, reservoirs, and other places used in farming. Even in the recent heavy rains, there were accidents around the country, such as a man in his 70s who went to clear a blockage in a water channel and accidentally fell down and died. Even if you think you will be fine, you must not go outside in a typhoon or heavy rains. If there is someone with you who is trying to go outside no matter what, join together with others to stop them from leaving. If for some reason you are in a situation when you absolutely must go outside, go together with other people.