The Questionnaire Survey about the Communication of the Refuge Information and the Evacuation Behavior of the Inhabitants in the July, 2004 Fukui Heavy Rainfall Disaster

Abstract

In the Fukui heavy rainfall in the July 2004, the enormous damage occurred in northern part of Fukui prefecture. In August, a questionnaire survey to grasp the communication of the refuge information and the evacuation behavior of the inhabitants were carried out in the Fukui City near the Asuwa River. The result of the questionnaire showed there were several districts that the communication of the refuge information was insufficient. Moreover, it was shown that many inhabitants of the flooded area took refuge after the inundation, while the inhabitants living adjacent to the river took refuge before the inundation.