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Preparedness and Awareness: The Tools in Combating Natural Disasters

 


We all know that the Philippines belong to the Pacific Ring of Fire where the oceanic plate and several smaller micro plates are subducting. Here in our country there are many natural disasters that damage the environment and the people living in it. Some of the possible natural disasters may happen at any time includes earthquakes, floods, mudslides, typhoons, volcanic eruptions, and many more. We must be aware and be prepared to any disasters like this. Being prepared can save our lives and make things back to normal faster.

There are many volcanoes here in the Philippines and some of it is active. This causes the country to have frequent seismic and volcanic activity. The Philippines is an earthquake prone country. PHILVOCS records an average of 20 earthquakes a day and 100 to 50 earthquakes are felt per year. Earthquakes are one of the most destructive natural disasters in the world. Earthquakes are very dangerous because it can cause death, injuries, and extensive property damage. Some of the destructive effects of earthquakes are from landslides, tsunamis, fires, and fault rupture. We cannot prevent natural disasters like this but we can still do something to reduce the risk or effects of earthquakes on us humans.

One of the methods we can do is joining the National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill. This National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill aims to enhance the preparedness of every people in the country it also aims to intensify local communities earthquake preparedness and increase the commitment of the local government units in building safe communities. This program of the government tells us what to do before, during, and after an earthquake. The purpose of this is to help every people in the country to be aware, help them learn how to react in this kind of situation, and to test the preparedness of the people when a real earthquake occurs.

Joining this program of the government is important because it can save millions of life and it can lessen the effects of earthquakes on us humans. This drill teaches us the importance of planning for emergency response. Joining a drill will help us to prevent panic which might lead to accidents. The trauma due to being unprepared may be avoided if one joins in this National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill. This improves the ability of a person to handle an emergency and it can also reduce stress when earthquake happens. This drill also helps us to identify the safe spots when earthquake occur.

When a disaster happens, whether it be a earthquake, flood, tsunamis, landslide or volcanic eruption, we must be prepared and aware on what is happening.  Being aware and being prepared reduced some of the fear and confusion during a disaster. We cannot control disasters but we can still do something to make the impact of it lesser. We cannot fight natural disasters but we can use preparedness and awareness as a tool to face a natural disaster. “Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.”


References:

https://www.earthquakeauthority.com/Blog/2020/How-Earthquakes-Cause-Damage-Destruction
https://quotesgram.com/emergency-preparedness-quotes/
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  1. Wayne ZedyDecember 10, 2020 at 7:40 PM

    Hello Kent! I agree that this program can save millions of life and it can lessen the effects of earthquakes on us humans. It also teaches us the importance of planning for emergency response. Keep on writing more!

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