○Rescue and Recovery in Disasters [2]

     When a disaster occurs, the first concerns are shelter, toilets, and food for the victims. However, the surrounding municipalities and their residents offer lodging facilities and homes as evacuation sites and provide food. Next, the General Affairs Department of the municipality compiles a list of evacuees, shares it online with surrounding municipalities, and arranges for safety confirmation.

    Rescue and relief activities for the affected areas are led by the surrounding municipalities' medical and food departments. Depending on the situation, helicopters may be necessary. In that case, if there's a nearby airport, it would be utilized; if not, such facilities should be prepared in advance. For situations like these, equipment and skills to operate cranes and shovel cars are prepared so that local residents can participate in rescue activities. Therefore, residents engage in disaster drills and get accustomed to the tasks. This is the basic procedure for rescuing disaster victims.

    As for recovery, the aim is to restore the state before the destruction, and the residents of the surrounding areas take the lead in the reconstruction. In a monetary society, the major issue in recovery is funding, and whether the economy will be sustainable after recovery often slows down the process. However, in a non-monetary Prout Village, such problems don't occur, and as long as there are local resources, 3D printers, and residents, recovery takes place quickly.

    Once the town is completed, residents will return. However, looking at the history of natural disasters like eruptions, tsunamis, and floods over hundreds of years, the same disasters often happen in the same places. This means that if it's predicted that the same disaster will occur again, there may be a need not to rebuild the town in the same location. The history of the region must be carefully considered, and the building of the town must also take into consideration the generations of our descendants.