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

Organizer: Gotennai 4th Ward Neighborhood Association

Cooperation: Non-profit organization Uwajima NPO Center

-Through this experience, participants will develop an interest in disaster prevention and mitigation, create a system that will enable them to act calmly in the event of a future Nankai Trough earthquake or the disasters that have occurred in recent years, and develop a sense of crisis and the ability to be prepared.

・A night-time earthquake and tsunami evacuation drill will be conducted in Gotenai 4th Ward, where solar-powered street lights have been installed along the evacuation route. After the drill is broadcast, a shakeout drill will be conducted and participants will move to the evacuation site. There, the chairman of the Gotenai 4th Ward Independent Disaster Prevention Association will speak about the drill and the purpose of the evacuation drill is to raise disaster prevention awareness.

Saturday, May 25, 2020 19:15-20:30

Approximately 100 people

Even before the broadcast of the evacuation drill, many local residents had gathered in the park, showing their high level of awareness. After the broadcast, many elderly people and people of other nationalities joined the event. There were also participants carrying small children and people evacuating with their dogs, and the number of participants was greater than expected. The slope was steeper than expected, and even young people had difficulty climbing to the top, but elderly people managed to climb to the end, even with the help of walking sticks. Chairman Takahashi had removed the moss in advance, so no one slipped, but we felt that local people should regularly clean up the evacuation route. Our center handed out disaster prevention hand towels to participants as participation prizes, which further promoted disaster prevention awareness.