Global & Disaster Medicine

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government is instructing municipalities to hold evacuation drills, heightening a sense of urgency among the public.

Reuters

“….Sunday’s evacuation drill in this town [Abu] of 3,500 people some 760 km (475 miles) west of Tokyo involved a simulated North Korean missile attack as more Japanese towns and cities take steps to brace for what they hope will never happen……

Security experts say the drills won’t necessarily protect everyone from ballistic missiles, but going through the evacuation procedure in a simulated situation will help people survive in an actual attack…..”


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