When the mayor of a municipality has received a notification of a forecast or an alarm of a disaster as provided for by laws and regulations, when the mayor has independently learned of a forecast or an alarm of a disaster, when the mayor has issued an alarm pertaining to a disaster as provided for by laws and regulations, or when the mayor has received the notification prescribed in the preceding Article, the mayor must transmit the matters concerning the forecast, alarm, or notification to related organs, residents, and any other related public or private groups pursuant to the provisions of the area disaster management plan. In this case, when found necessary, the mayor may issue a necessary notification or alarm to residents and any other public or private groups in regard to the anticipated conditions of the disaster and measures to be taken in response to prepare for evacuation for refuge.
In issuing a necessary notification or alarm pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the mayor of a municipality must provide necessary information to and take other necessary consideration regarding persons requiring special care in order to ensure their smooth and prompt evacuation.
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「災害」
Damage caused by a storm, tornado, heavy rain or snow, flood, slope failure, debris flow, storm surge, earthquake, tsunami, soil liquefaction, volcanic eruption, landslide or other abnormal natural phenomenon, or by a large fire or explosion or another cause that a Cabinet Order (政令) specifies as causing damage on a similar scale.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (i)· applies throughout the law
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「地域防災計画」
A disaster management plan for a particular area: the plan for a prefecture made by its prefectural disaster management council, the plan for a municipality made by its municipal disaster management council or mayor, and the plans for areas spanning two or more prefectures or municipalities made by joint committees of their councils.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (x)· applies throughout the law
persons requiring special care
「要配慮者」
Older people, people with disabilities, infants and others who need special care.
Short name set inArticle 8, paragraph (2), item (xvii)