Heavy Rain and Typhoon Preparation / 雨が　たくさん　ふる前や　台風が　来る前に　すること

Heavy Rain and Typhoon Preparation

Check the weather forecast.

1.  Check if there will be heavy rain or strong wind. 
   You can visit the site below which supports your own language. 
   Multilingual Weather and Disaster Information / 天気・災害〈地震・台風など〉
2. Check the City Homepage.
3. To receive important notice and valuable information, register to the accounts:

• Kamogawa City Line account
• Kamogawa Emergency Alert E-mail Service (alerts are only available in Japanese)

Study and learn from the history of disasters in the area.

• It is important to learn the history of disasters in your area. For example, which areas were affected by flooding or landslides during typhoons.
• Learning disaster that affected your area during the past years can help you prepare yourself for what may happen.

Discuss with your family on where to evacuate.

1. Decide on where your family will evacuate.
   ＊Look into road and ways you can use to evacuate.
   ＊Think of ways to communicate with your family in case where they are at work, or in school during disaster.
2. Check the Hazard Map.
   ＊Once you check the map and your house is located on areas where landslides and flooding occurs, please do the following:
   1. Stay with your relatives or friends for the time being.
   2. Go to evacuation sites.
3. When your family consistes of elderly, babies, or children.
   1. If you are not able to evacuate, please call the Welfare Division (Tel: 04-7093-7112).

Prepare Emergency Supply (Food and Drinks).

It is suggested that you have a prepared emergency supply of food and drinks enough for 3 days.​

Food

• Rice and bread
• Ready-to-eat meals or canned goods
• Instant soups
• Instant rice or hard tack​

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Drinks

In a disaster, if you decide not to go to an evacuation shelter and stay at home instead, it's good to have enough drinks (like water or tea) for 7 days.

• 3 liters of water per day for an adult
• A water container for receiving water

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Fuel

• Portable gas stove
• Solid fuel blocks
• A small gas canister used for portable stoves. One canister lasts about 65 minutes.

Daily necessities

• Blankets to stay warm 
• Pots and kettles for cooking and boiling water
• Disposable tableware like plates and chopsticks
• Plastic wrap and aluminum foil
• Tools (including rope and a crowbar)
• Newspapers
• Cloth tape can be helpful in many ways
• Portable toilet and bucket for hygiene

​What to bring while Evacuating:​

• Food and Drinking Water
• Any medicine you need
• Money, Passport, Foreign Residence Card
• Towel
• Masks, and a personal thermometer
• Flashlight
• Helmet (something to protect your head)
• Cellphone (and charger)
• Portable radio 
• Blankets (used when sleeping)
• For parents: Diapers,, milk, etc.,
• Slipper
• Others

Take care of the things in and around your house.

• Strong winds can cause things to blow around resulting in injury and accidents.
• Before the typhoon, check that water will not enter your house, or check that the walls outside are not damaged. 
• Tie TV antennas, bicycles, flowers or crops with rope or bring them inside as they may cause damage from blowing around.

Inspect and clean drains and gutters  before the typhoon.

• Blocked drains can result in water damage to roads and basement rooms. If the roads are flooded due to blocked drains, the roads may be closed. 
• Gutters blocked with trash or leaves can lead to flooding from rain water running off the roof.
• Take early action by checking and cleaning  drainage points around your house.

People living on ground floors should prepare sandbags, etc. 

• People on ground floors or near rivers should prepare sandbags to prevent or slow flooding if it occurs. 
• If you don’t have sandbags, you can try making “water bags” using plastic bags and water. Concrete blocks or large water bottles filled with water placed inside a cardboard box can also be used to form blocks. 

Preparing to Evacuate.

Prepare ahead of time! The evacuation centers may open during typhoons and heavy rain.

• When evacuating, bring your Emergency bagpacks.
• If your relatives and friends live in a safe area during the typhoon, evacuate there and stay with them for the meantime. 
• Those who are not able to evacuate to relative and friend's house, please go immediaTely to the evacuation site.

Questions
Disaster Management Division
Tel: 04-7093-7833