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Considering the vulnerability of the school children in one of the most earthquake prone region of the world a School Safety Preparedness Drill was organised in the Tibetan schools along the Himalayas in India at 11:00 morning. About 7,500 children participated in the first ever such kind of a drill in India on 4 April 2009 in 25 Tibetan schools.
About 7,500 children participated in the first ever such kind of a drill in India on 4 April 2009 in 25 Tibetan schools. During the drill the schools prepare for an earthquake scenario and when the shaking starts the children along with staff perform a Drop Cover Hold on under sturdy tables and desks preparing to save themselves from falling ...
Earthquake modification techniques and modern building codes are designed to prevent total destruction of buildings for earthquakes of no greater than 8.5 on the Richter Scale. [4] Although the Richter Scale is referenced, the localized shaking intensity is one of the largest factors to be considered in building resiliency.
This year's drill happens to fall on the 35th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake. The 1989 temblor was a magnitude 6.9 and centered in the Santa Cruz Mountains. It rocked Northern ...
Every year tens of millions of people take part in a massive earthquake drill called the Great ShakeOut, which teaches people what to do and how to respond in case of a ground-rattling temblor.
The Great California ShakeOut 2009 attracted 6.9 million participants. The 2010 drill occurred on October 21 and attracted 7.8 million participants. [4] [5] In 2012 the drill involved 9.4 million participants, and for the first time, the drill included the region's rail system. [6] In 2017, more than 10 million participants were involved. [7] [8]
Duck and cover drill in a sсhool in Brooklyn in 1962 " Duck and cover " is a method of personal protection against the effects of a nuclear explosion . Ducking and covering is useful in offering a degree of protection to personnel located outside the radius of the nuclear fireball but still within sufficient range of the nuclear explosion that ...
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