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September 1: Children Practice Evacuation from Tsunami

On Disaster Prevention Day, elementary students in Mashike Town, Hokkaido, gather at their seaside school to face a looming threat: a tsunami that could reach 15 meters. Racing against the clock, they sprint to higher ground, climbing 42 meters in just 20 minutes. Will their practiced steps hold when the real earthquake comes?

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9月がつ1日は「防災ぼうさいの日ひ」です。100年ねん以上いじょう前まえ、関東地方かんとうちほうで大おおきい地震じしんがあって、たくさんの人ひとが亡なくなりました。
北海道増毛町ほっかいどうましけちょうの小学校しょうがっこうでは、地震じしんで津波つなみが来きたときに困こまらないように逃にげる訓練くんれんをしました。
小学校しょうがっこうは海うみの近ちかくにあります。専門家せんもんかは、大おおきい地震じしんがおこると高たかさ15m以上いじょうの津波つなみが来くると言いっています。
このため、子こどもたちは高たかい場所ばしょまで走はしりました。みんな、20分ぷんぐらいで高たかさ42mのところに着つきました。
6年生ねんせいの男おとこの子こは「本当ほんとうの地震じしんのときも逃にげることができるようにしたいです」と話はなしました。

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September 1 is 'Disaster Prevention Day.' Over 100 years ago, a large earthquake occurred in the Kanto region, and many people lost their lives. At an elementary school in Mashike Town, Hokkaido, students practiced evacuating to avoid trouble when a tsunami comes after an earthquake. The elementary school is located near the sea. Experts say that if a large earthquake occurs, a tsunami over 15 meters high could come. For this reason, the children ran to a high place. Everyone reached a height of 42 meters in about 20 minutes. A sixth-grade boy said, 'I want to be able to evacuate during a real earthquake as well.'

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