Residents in areas within the reach of potential lava flows should Mt. Fuji erupt are urged to evacuate on foot in principle -- instead of by car as previously recommended -- to avoid traffic congestion, under a new evacuation plan announced Wednesday.
The coordinating committee for Mt. Fuji volcano disaster countermeasures, comprising Yamanashi, Shizuoka, and Kanagawa prefectures and other entities, decided on the plan to prepare for an eruption of Japan's tallest mountain.
In addition to the change in how residents should evacuate, the new plan seeks to avoid confusion by having tourists leave the area at the earliest signs of an eruption, to prevent delays in residents escaping.
