FUKUOKA, Feb 18 (News On Japan) –
Fukuoka Prefecture introduced on February seventeenth a plan to accommodate evacuees from Okinawa within the occasion of a Taiwan-related contingency. Under the plan, seven cities, together with Fukuoka City, will function momentary shelters.
The nationwide authorities has outlined an evacuation technique for residents of the Sakishima Islands in Okinawa, relocating them to Kyushu and Yamaguchi prefectures in case of an emergency. Each prefecture is making ready its personal preparations based mostly on this coverage.
According to Fukuoka Prefecture’s newly disclosed plan, roughly 27,000 individuals from Ishigaki City and 20,000 from Miyakojima City—a complete of 47,397 evacuees—could be obtained through the preliminary month.
The distribution of evacuees could be as follows: Fukuoka City is about to accommodate about 27,000 individuals, Kitakyushu City round 12,000, and 5 different cities—Kurume, Iizuka, Ōmuta, Asakura, and Tagawa—a mixed complete of 8,000 individuals.
Initially, evacuees shall be housed in resorts and different momentary lodging earlier than being moved to public housing. However, Fukuoka Prefecture has acknowledged that it’ll coordinate with the nationwide authorities concerning particular take care of these with medical wants and monetary help for lodging prices.
Source: FBS