On the 11th, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Aichi Prefecture, Nagoya City and Nagoya Port Management Association conducted a comprehensive large-scale tsunami disaster prevention drill at Nagoya Port Pier in Minato Ward, Nagoya City. About 1,300 people from 67 organizations participated in the event, which was co-sponsored by the Chubu Region Strategic Council on Nankai Trough Earthquake Countermeasures. Land, air and sea teams coordinated to carry out training exercises covering 50 items, including information gathering and video transmission by helicopter, road clearing, debris removal and rescue and rescue. people from collapsed houses.
Recovering collapsed containers
At the opening ceremony, Parliamentary Deputy Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Rintaro Ishibashi said: ``If an earthquake occurs in the Nankai Trough, it will seriously affect people's lives. people. The practical training session that 67 organizations, businesses and people's cooperation was very significant.'' Governor Hideaki Omura said: ``We will build a system of collaboration and cooperation through practical training'' and Mayor Takashi Kawamura said, ``Nagoya Port is a base that supports the Japanese economy. ''Many related organizations, private companies, and local people participated in the training. He emphasized the importance of
Directed by Sato
The exercise was conducted based on the assumption that a major earthquake occurred off the southeastern coast of Mie Prefecture, a maximum seismic intensity of 7 was recorded in Aichi Prefecture, and a tsunami of the same magnitude The Great East Japan Earthquake occurred. During public evacuation drills in response to emergency earthquake early warnings and major tsunami warnings as well as joint drills to establish disaster response headquarters, Toshinori Sato, Director of the Department Chubu Area Development, working with local authorities, identified the damage situation early and made a decision. all possible measures to clear roads and routes. Instructions as. During the route clearance work, in addition to removing containers swept away by the tsunami, we also practiced transporting supplies by sea from a floating base to prevent natural disasters.
Remove debris
After the training, Director Sato said: ``We were able to demonstrate the results of our daily efforts, including precise actions.'' He also said: ``We completed everything that needed to be done from the earthquake to the tsunami, such as evacuation and communication, and after the tsunami hit, we quickly carried out the work after confirming safety.'' It is important to work together and work together. I hope that what they learn through the training will be reflected in future training to improve their qualifications." The knowledge gained from this training will be reflected in their efforts. Chubu Regional Strategic Council on Nankai Trough Earthquake Countermeasures.
At the Nagoya Port Garden Rinko Ryokuchi Concentration Center, special exhibitions related to disaster prevention by governments, organizations and private companies are also held in conjunction with the ``Disaster Prevention Festival Aichi.''
