Japan’s Fuji Plan: ‘Escape on foot if it explodes’

If the active volcano Fuji (Fuji-san) erupts in Japan, there will be a call for people to evacuate on foot instead of vehicles.

The Disaster Management Council, which includes the central government and officials from the 3 surrounding provinces, updated the evacuation plan for the surrounding areas in the event of an explosion in Fuji-san. Under the plan, which has been updated for the first time in the last 9 years, in the event of a potential explosion people will be asked to leave the area on foot instead of vehicles, unlike the previous plan.

In that direction, people living in the regions where the lava is expected to reach in the first 24 hours will leave the region on foot to avoid traffic jams. Under the current plan, personal vehicles, including cars, can be used during the pre-blast call for voluntary evacuation.

LAST EXPLOITATION IN 1707

In the Disaster Management Council statement, the statement “While we give priority to safe evacuation, we also give importance to the continuity of social and economic activities” was used.

Fuji-san, the highest point in Japan with an altitude of 3,776 meters and slopes that extend to the provinces of Yamanashi, Shizuoka and Kanagawa, is located 100 kilometers southwest of Tokyo.

Fuji-san, known as an active volcano, is known to have last erupted in 1707. The lava eruption lasted 16 days, leaving a 4 cm layer of volcanic ash in the areas where Tokyo is today. (AA)