Here’s an image from a website managed by the prefecture. It indicates that the risk of mudslides and flooding is quite high. Unfortunately, even if you read Japanese, I think it’s difficult to get a clear idea of exactly what you should or should not do if you live in one of the red zones. I have other work to do today but, if I can, I’ll try to follow up with more information. If you are worried, perhaps it’s best to check with neighbors or colleagues to learn about the situation in your particular area.
I have heard that classes have been canceled at Kumamoto University but not a Kumamoto Gakuen University, where I work.
My mailbox has been filled with notifications for evacuations. Unfortunately, they are all in Japanese and I’m not able to go three them and translate all of them. When will we have a system that automatically translates the information and displays it in a format that is easy to understand?
Here’s the address of the prefecture’s site (from which the attached image was taken):