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Evacuation Facilities

In areas of projected tsunami inundation, 13 tsunami evacuation facilities, comprising six tower facilities, five building facilities that also act as fire brigade centers, and two tsunami evacuation staircases leading to the rooftops of existing elementary and junior high schools, have been constructed.

The tsunami evacuation tower at Nakano 5-chome is a robust structure built to withstand the wave force of tsunami and impacts by floating objects, and it can evacuate 300 people to a height of at least 6 meters above ground.

Easy-to-use structures and emergency supplies for evacuees

In light of the experience of the Great East Japan Earthquake, when evacuees suffered from hypothermia, indoor spaces have been built on the evacuation floor to provide protection against the cold, and slopes have been included in consideration of evacuation by wheelchair users, people with strollers, elderly persons and so on. Also, generators, blankets, water, food and basic toilets are provided to allow evacuees to stay around 24 hours.

Cooperation with the private sector

Agreements have been signed to use private sector facilities as tsunami evacuation buildings in the event of disaster, while NEXCO East Japan has built stairs leading to Sendai Tobu Road, which acted as a barrier to the tsunami in the Great East Japan Earthquake, at five locations in Sendai City