Special Issue (Paper (In Japanese))
DISASTER RESPONSE OF FACILITIES FOR THE ELDERLY IN MIHARA CITY, WHICH WERE INUNDATED BY THE FLOOD OF THE NUMATA RIVER
2020 Volume 76 Issue 2 Pages I_131-I_139
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2020 Volume 76 Issue 2 Pages I_131-I_139
Several elderly facilities in Mihara city, Hiroshima Prefecture were damaged by flooding in the Nuta River basin in the the heavy rain event of July 2018. Interview surveys were conducted with staff members of the disaster-affected facilities on the damage situation, evacuation behavior and business continuity after the disaster. In order to confirm the results of the interview surveys, we conducted inundation trace surveys and numerical simulation of river inundation around these facilities. From this result, the followings were found. It was difficult to cooperate with the evacuees at the facilities that served as temporary evacuation sites. There is an urgent need to build an emergency assembly system for staff, secure collaborators at the time of evacuation, and formulate an evacuation security plan for flood damage. Maintaining employment during suspension of business due to the disaster is important for business continuity.
