If a flood happens when I am in Thailand

Miri Komatsu

The information I want is ・・・To protect myself1. What is happening?2. Should I evacuate?3. Where is the nearest

shelter?4. Can I move to the

shelter safely?5. What item do I need?

To understand the situation The scale of the flood The damage by the flood My friend’s or family’s

safety The government’s response

to the flood

The current Thai situation • Thai government improve the law for disaster prevention in2007• National Disaster Warning Center tries to develop the early warning

system It collects information from the Metrological Agency, the navy, American tsunami warning center

and Japanese Metrological Agency. It sends information to the government, schools, fire station and hospitals

The flood in 2007 There were inconsistencies between the government

and districts A shortage of meteorological observation Warning system specifically for tsunami not a flood The low recognition of WEB site for tourists

Souses災害時における訪日外国人旅行者への情報提供のあり方に関する提言http://www.mlit.go.jp/common/001000495.pdfタイにおける防災政策と「仏歴 2550年防災および減災法」http://dl.ndl.go.jp/view/download/digidepo_3487065_po_02510010.pdf?contentNo=12011年タイ大洪水https://www.nhk.or.jp/bunken/summary/research/report/2012_07/20120702.pdf