NHK Documentary S2020E20 - A Fight on Two Fronts: Floods and the Coronavirus

Each year, the rainy season and typhoons increase the threat of flooding in Japan. This year the coronavirus will make disaster management even more difficult. To maintain social distancing, evacuation centers will have to strictly limit evacuee numbers. "Distributed evacuation" may enable evacuees to use office buildings and other unconventional shelters. But evacuee support will have to adapt when coronavirus infection is a risk. We consider some practical approaches and the latest thinking.