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Shohei BENIYA
Associate Professor, Kobe University
Research Fellow, DRI
Three things foreign residents in Kobe
should know against disasters
1 . What is your major risk ?Risks are depend on your
situation
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What are your major risks ? - Number of death per a year
What are your major risks ? - Number of death per a year
E: About 5,000
D: About 2,000
B: About 300
F: About 30,000
C: About 600
A: About 200
Traffic accidents
Fire
Sea or river bathing
Suicide
Murder
Accidents in mountain
How about natural disaster ? - Number of death per a year
Thunder 4 per a year
Flood, sediment disaster About 70 per a year
Snow disaster About 40 per a year
Earthquake About 6,500 per over 100 years ?
Tsunami About 20,000 per 100-1000 years ?
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Why did people die by a natural disaster ?At the Kanto Earthquake in 1923,
90% of death were by burn death
At the East Japan Earthquake in 2011,
90% of death were by drowning death
At the Nigata Chuetsu Earthquake in 2004,
75% of death were “Indirect death”
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At the Hanshin Awaji Earthquake in 1995,
80% of death were by crash of houses
Where do you live or work ?If you live/work in Kobe or Hanshin area,
• Small tsunami risk• Big risk of flood, high tide, and sediment
disaster
If you live/work in strong houses and fixed the furniture,• Decrease earthquake damage risk• Lack of food and water, bad environment risk
If you live/work far from big river,
• Small flood risk• But 80% of flood death occurred out of houses7
When and Where will you meet the disaster ?
If you will be elder,Two third of death are elderly people.
If you walk the street,Stone wall or outer wall are dangerous.
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For Example;
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Who rescues you from crashed houses ?In the case of the Hanshin Awaji Earthquake
35 % were rescued by themselves
32 % were rescued by their families
28 % were by friends or neighbors
1% were by others
3% were by the people passed by
chance
2% were by rescue team
like police, fire fighter etc
2 . What should we prepare ?Stockpile and Communication
tools
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Stockpiles of foods and daily goods• After a great earthquake, foods and daily goods will be
wiped out from stores over 1 week.
• We should have over 1 week’s stockpiles in case of a Great Nankai Earthquake.
List example of stockpiles– Water, foods, snack, portable water filter
– Can, retort pouch food, vegetable juice or fruit juice
– A portable toilet kit, tissue, plastic bag, sandal
– Drug, medical kit, Spare eye glasses
– Radio with flashlight, portable gas burner
– List of contact information, telephone number
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Effective communication tools
1) Disaster emergency message dial (171) with public phone
2) Disaster message board with mobile phone
3) E-mail, SNS, other web service with mobile phone or smart phone
Outside24housr
Outsidedaytime
Inside24hours
Insidedaytime
Place of public phone can be searched by NTT webpage.
You may need coin to use a green public phone.
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Disaster emergency message dial Disaster Prevention Handbook : Protect Yourself from Earthquakes by Tokushima prefectural international exchange association
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Disaster message board
Disaster Prevention Handbook : Protect Yourself from Earthquakes by Tokushima prefectural international exchange association
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Collection of Information 1) Email service from local government: Area mail and Earthquake Early Warning
with mobile phone or smart phone
2) Sings
3) One-segment broadcasting TV with mobile phone or smart phone
4) Radio
5) E-mail, SNS, other web service with mobile phone or smart phone
6) Word-of-mouth communication and rumor has many misunderstanding !
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Area mail and Earthquake Early Warning• Area mail ( and Earthquake Early Warning) is a warning system using e-mail
system of mobile phone or smart phone.– Flood : Evacuation recommendation– Earthquake : Earthquake Early Warning
• One way communication tool like broadcast.• Very useful system but Japanese language only !
Signs
Disaster Prevention Handbook : Protect Yourself from Earthquakes by Tokushima prefectural international exchange association
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3 . How do we get more information ?
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Useful links for foreign residents • Disaster Prevention Handbook :Protect Yourself from Earthquakes by Tokushima prefectural international exchange association
– http://www.clair.or.jp/j/multiculture/docs/tokushima_bosaihandbook.pdf• Disaster Prevention Guide for Children and Parents: 10 points to protect your family !
– by Hyogo International Association– http://www.hyogo-ip.or.jp/mtss/bogo/
• Disaster Prevention Handbook• Disaster Prevention Card
– both are by Kobe International Center for Cooperation and Communication– http://www.kicc.jp/other/index_en.html
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• List for stockpiles by DRI Newest version is only in Japanese language at webpage. (Former version is available in English at DRI)– http://www.dri.ne.jp/download/
• The Disaster Prevention Handbook for Foreigners– By Fukuoka Prefecture– http://www.pref.fukuoka.lg.jp/uploaded/life/68/68696_14597198_misc.pdf
• Earthquake Survival Manual– By Tokyo Metropolitan Government– http://www.seikatubunka.metro.tokyo.jp/index3files/survivalmanual.pdf
Thanks for your attention !
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