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Fig. 11.12 NHK presenter showing an example of the tsunami inundation forecast (Source: NHK
Television Network 2013 )
Fig. 11.13 Residents of Kushiro City making an evacuation plan using the tsunami hazard map
provided by the Kushiro City Offi ce (Source: NHK Television Network 2013 )
The participants were split into different groups that started the evacuation
process from two separate locations. The participants studied the tsunami hazard
map for Kushiro City to locate the closest tsunami evacuation building relative to
their positions (Fig. 11.13 ). The nearest evacuation building for both groups was a
three-stories-tall high school building with a rooftop located approximately 2.5 km
from the shoreline and 2.8 m above the mean sea level. Another nearby evacuation
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