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Camanava, partners boost quake drills
THE local government units (LGUs) of the cities of Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, and Valenzuela (collectively Camanava) have ...
A century after the 1925 earthquake, Santa Barbara County gathers emergency responders for disaster management drill to mark ...
The school conducted a well-coordinated earthquake preparedness drill. The drill aimed to simulate a real-life emergency, equipping students and staff with essential life-saving skills.
HT Bureau NAMSAI, June 18: A mock exercise on earthquake preparedness was conducted at Gandhi Chowk in Pasighat by the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) in collaboration with the District Police to ...
DAVAO CITY (PIA)—The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Davao Region is intensifying its campaign for school-based disaster preparedness ahead of the upcoming National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill ...
THE Philippines will hold its second quarter nationwide simultaneous earthquake drill on June 19, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) announced on Tuesday. The OCD said the exercise is crucial for ...
This drill, simulating a 7.5 magnitude earthquake along the New Madrid Seismic Zone, brought together the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, the Tennessee Military Department, and over 30 ...
The Office of Civil Defense-Davao will lead the second quarter National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) on June 19 in Barangay Libuganon, Tagum City. Regional Director Ednar Dayanghirang ...
Chile, a long sliver of a country along the Pacific Ocean, sits at the convergence of three tectonic plates and is the site of the strongest earthquake recorded – a magnitude 9.5 in 1960. The Pacific ...
Taiwan’s worst modern quake, a magnitude 7.7 temblor that killed 2,415 people and damaged buildings in 1999, led to tightened building codes, better response times and coordination and widespread ...
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan was struck by an earthquake about 71 kilometers (44.1 miles) south of Hualien City, monitoring agencies said. The quake hit seconds after cell phone alarms went off ...