Kirk again. This came to me in an e-mail from the International Center:
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Heavy rains are predicted to arrive in Kumamoto. Evacuation shelters will open from 17:00 on July 4th (TUE).
When preparing to go to a shelter, please remember to bring with you the necessities such as food, water and prescription drugs.
※ When the shelter closes , please remember to take with you any garbage that you accumulated.
※ It is very dangerous for people to evacuate during severe the rain and or cold. You should plan accordingly trying to avoid leaving after dark.
（1）List of evacuation shelters:
Please check kumamoto City Disaster Prevention Information Portal
https://city-kumamoto.my.salesforce-sites.com/#
Please note more information. Japan Meteorological Agency：https://www.jma.go.jp/jma/indexe.html NHK World:https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/
Kumamoto International Foundation 4-18 Hanaba-cho Chuo ward Kumamoto 860-0806 096-359-2121 [email protected] —– end quote —–
You can set this page to display in English by clicking on the Google translate button at the upper right corner of the screen. Unfortunately, this only displays in Japanese and you have to choose “英語” for English but once you do that it works pretty well.
As I have written before, I doubt many of you will actually need to evacuate anytime soon. But, if your situation does call for it, the Kumamoto City Disaster Prevention Information Portal URL provided by the International Center should prove to be very useful. It tells you which centers have been opened, whether or not they are full, etc.