2023 Volume 24 Issue Paper Pages 71-83
This study analyzed 16 evacuation cases of vulnerable people in the Shimobara district, Soja City during the heavy rain event of July 2018. At the stage of disaster perception, mutual interference between the means of getting information, such as TV and Yobikake (Yobikake is taking care of vulnerable people by visiting or calling them), and due to the time characteristics of night disasters, awakening sleeping vulnerable people or preparing them for evacuation before sleeping were all issues. Regarding the movement to the upper fl oor, even in a 2-story house, it may be diffi cult for vulnerable people to move to the upper fl oor due to deterioration of physical ability. It has become clear that the thought that “It is safe if I get to the second floor” can be a factor that promotes movement to the upper fl oors, but it can also be a factor that hinders the start of evacuation.
