This website’s original language is English. For translation, click the globe icon or choose Translate in the menu.
3 matching records found
Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)--More than half of people in Japan lack confidence in their ability to evacuate during a disaster or believe they would be unable to do so, a survey by the Japanese Red Cross Society has shown. The survey also showed that about 30 pct of respondents said they did not know when to evacuate in the event of a disaster. "It's important to think of evacuation as som...
The category-four storm is approaching the state of Baja California Sur, on Mexico's northern Pacific coast.
Residents of a wide swathe of eastern Japan were picking up the pieces on Tuesday after Typhoon Dujuan tore through the area the previous day, causing extensive flooding, landslides, power outages, flight cancellations and at least four deaths. Nearly 2 million people were instructed to evacuate their homes in low-lying coastal areas, or be prepared to move at short notice, after the Japan Meteorological Agency had warned that the typhoon posed an “imminent threat to life”. While the evacuation...