evacuation order; evacuation notice
Official directive issued by authorities during disasters, instructing residents to evacuate immediately. Stronger than 避難勧告 (advisory).
An evacuation order was issued due to heavy rain.
Please follow the evacuation order and move to a safe place immediately.
避難勧告 is an evacuation advisory (weaker, recommendation), while 避難指示 is a mandatory evacuation order.
避難準備 is a preparatory warning to get ready to evacuate, less urgent than 避難指示.
Compound of 避難 (ひなん, 'evacuation') and 指示 (しじ, 'instruction, order').