"Your Guide to Earthquake Safety"

Outside

Places you should be careful

１．Narrow alleys, beside of walls;
　　because of its being narrow, it make your escape impossible and increase the likelihood of
　　injury by fragments of window glasses falling from surrounding buildings or blocks of broken walls.
　　If an earthquake occurs, sought refuge in large places as soon as you can.

In addition, fences can collapse. So don't get closer to them.
However it seems to be strong, it can collapse too.

２．Cliffs and riversides
　　When an earthquake occurs, grounds have a tendacy to get loose and collapse.
　　So it's very danger to walk by them after occurrences of earthquakes. Try not to pass on them.

Department stores or theaters (If you are on the floor)

Take a refuge with stairs.
If the buliding where you are has s emergency stairs, you had better to use it.
Follow staff's instructions and take refuge calmly.

If you are taking an elevator

Elevators may stop when an earthquake occurs. So if the elevator you take hasn't stopped, push a button of the nearest floor, get off it as soon as possible and take a refuge with stairs.

If it stop, make contact with the outside and follow staff's instructions calmly.

what you should keep in mind

1. There are exits at 60-meter intervals in a underground shopping center.
　 Find the nearest exit and shelter from it.

2. Even the electricity failed, emergency exit lights don't go out.
　 When electric current is cut off, follow them.