Survey: 50 percent of coastal towns have no tsunami evacuation plan (JAPAN)

[AsahinaKimi]

Kindergarten children in Kushimoto take part in an evacuation drill July 5. The drills have been conducted every morning at all kindergartens in Kushimoto, which is the southernmost point on the main island of Honshu. (Takaaki Nishiyama)

Only about half of the municipalities along the vulnerable Pacific coast have tsunami evacuation plans.

In 2002, the central government asked 197 municipalities in 17 prefectures vulnerable to tsunami generated by Tokai, Tonankai and Nankai earthquakes to compile plans.

However, according to a survey conducted by The Asahi Shimbun, only 99 of those municipal governments said they had compiled a plan.

Local governments are supposed to designate areas where tsunami are expected to strike as well as to forecast the time a tsunami is expected to hit after a quake. The governments also are required to include public facilities that will serve as evacuation centers as well as routes residents should take to evacuate in their plans.

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I would think, now would be a good time to start working on one..