I’m trying to post information about various evacuation orders and recommendations but Kumamoto Prefecture makes this sort of information very difficult to confirm on the web. The page they provide is
https://www.anshin.pref.kumamoto.jp/osirase/index.cgi?type=1001
but even if you read Japanese the information is hard to interpret and clearly incomplete. Yahoo is much better.
http://crisis.yahoo.co.jp/evacuation/43/
One problem with this Yahoo page, however, is that you can’t run it through an automatic translator, like Google translate. So, if you don’t read Japanese, you need to get the help of someone who does.
At any rate, a lot of evacuation notices have been issued. I wish I could give you better information but I don’t have time to try to translate everything. All I can say now is that, if you are unsure about the situation in your area, you should probably ask someone nearby for advice.
– Kirk