Defined Evacuation and Sheltering Processes of Disaster Victims in the 2004 Mid-Niigata Prefecture Earthquake

Abstract

The random sampled survey was designed to clarify the disaster process of victims in the 2004 Mid-Niigata Prefecture Earthquake. The findings of the survey were as follows: 1)About 70% of the respondents escaped to the outside of their home staying in cars, tents and garages on the day of the impact because of the terror of the aftershocks, 2) Almost 100% of the respondents tried to confirm the safety of somebody or/and something right after the impact, 3)According to the ‘Reconstruction Calendar,' the majority of the victims thought their offices/schools had resumed, and the financial situation of households were getting better, while other items about housing, daily life had not been restored yet.