Drill for tsunami evacuation by car conducted in Hokkaido, northern Japan
SAPPORO (Kyodo) -- Police on Tuesday conducted an evacuation drill using cars in Tomakomai based on the scenario of a major tsunami warning being issu
On Tuesday, police in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan, conducted an evacuation drill using cars as a response to a potential major tsunami warning. The drill, which involved over 200 participants including residents and local government officials, aimed to simulate a scenario where a powerful earthquake off the Japan Trench and Chishima Trench off the northern coast of Japan would trigger a tsunami.
Around 200 vehicles, comprising buses and trucks, took part in the exercise, with Hokkaido police utilizing aircraft to capture aerial images for disaster response. Following a magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula in July 2025, which resulted in congested roads as people headed for higher ground, the Japan Meteorological Agency has advised the public to be prepared for the possibility of a megaquake on the Japan Trench and Chishima Trench.
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