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Annual Quake Drills Take Nankai Twist?1 Million People Participate


In a first, Japan refocused its annual disaster drills on September 1 Sunday to simulate a response to the dreaded Nankai quake, mobilizing more than 1 million people across the country for the hypothetical scenario.

The annual exercise, held as usual on the anniversary of the devastating temblor that struck Tokyo 90 years ago, focused on the Cabinet’s response to a powerful earthquake expected to devastate central and western Japan “within 30 years.”For the first time, the central government’s main drill on Disaster Prevention Day was based on the Nankai Trough scenario, in which up to 323,000 deaths and ¥220 trillion in damage is expected in the worst case.

In Tokyo, police simulated traffic control at about 120 places to direct drivers away from Tokyo and keep the main roads clear for emergency vehicles.In Chiba Prefecture, about 300 residents took part in an evacuation and rescue exercise in which Self-Defense Forces, police and fire officials helped people escape collapsed houses and vehicles trapped in landslides, guiding them to evacuation shelters.

 


 

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