[Uwajima City Commissioned Project "Reiwa 6th Year Experience-Based Disaster Prevention Program"]

Organizers: Okuminami District Self-Defense, Yoshida District Disaster Prevention Association Okuminami Branch, Okuminami Elementary School, Okuminami Community Center, Okuminami District Social Welfare Council

Cooperation: Oku-Minami Fire Brigade, Yoshida Branch of Uwajima Regional Association, NPO Uwajima NPO Center

-Through this experience, participants will develop an interest in disaster prevention and mitigation, and will be able to act calmly in the event of a future Nankai Trough earthquake or other recent disasters, and will develop a sense of urgency and preparedness.

- In the Okuminami district, participants will evacuate from the first evacuation site to the second evacuation site, Okuminami Elementary School. They will do healthy exercises to help them stay healthy and active at the evacuation site and to build up their physical strength for the evacuation. They will also take a course on oral care for life in an evacuation shelter where water is limited, and a course on toilet use in emergencies. They will also learn how to act during evacuation drills, and what can be done from everyday life that can be useful in the event of a disaster.

Sunday, November 24, 2024 7:15-12:00

148 people

After local residents gathered at Okuminami Elementary School, the secondary evacuation site, for the evacuation drill, they also did some energetic health exercises at the evacuation center run by the nonprofit organization Orange Queen.

Next, we had the participants try out oral care during disasters by having them brush their teeth using a capful of water from a plastic bottle, and also experience using the toilets during disasters.

We also talked about evacuation bags, and Orange Queen has sometimes evacuated by putting various things in her fishing vest, which she found to be a lot of fun.