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Unaware of the Levee Breach, People Drove Onto a Dangerous National highway... The "Gap in Road Information" Exposed by the Inbanuma Levee Breach in Chiba Was Not Mentioned on Navigation Systems or Radio.
During a disaster, does the information released truly reach those who need it? Based on my experience during the Chiba torrential rains—where I encountered an "information gap"—and despite having navigation, radio, and the internet, I still didn't know the levee had broken and chose a dangerous route, I will consider the challenges of disaster information dissemination and possible improvements.
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During a disaster, does the information released truly reach those who need it? Based on my experience during the Chiba torrential rains—where I encountered an "information gap"—and despite having navigation, radio, and the internet, I still didn't know the levee had broken and chose a dangerous route, I will consider the challenges of disaster information dissemination and possible improvements.