The characters of Mid Niigata prefecture earthquake

・3 big earthquakes (Shindo6,7) attacked in the first one hour.

・Many people had to escape from their houses and stayed outside, in car, or in evacuation places.

-Kawaguchi town : 6thousands people evacuated (50%)

-Ojiyacity : 30thousands people evacuated (80%)

-Yamakoshivillage : all people evacuated (100%)

・There are typical country villages of Japan, small villages in the mountains where many elders live. After the shock, most roads were broken, and many villages were isolated from 1 to 4days. People in these villages had to survive by themselves.