The National Institute of Civil Defense (INDECI) continues to promote tests and practical exercises to find out how to react to a possible large-scale telluric movement. In order to prevent natural disasters, INDECI has scheduled the Second Simulacrum National Multihazard 2022. Find out what it consists of and when it will take place.
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WHEN AND AT WHAT TIME?
Taking as reference the First National Multi-Hazard Drill made on tuesday may 31 at 10amand continuing with the provisions of the Ministerial Resolution No. 013-2022this Monday August 15th will develop the second simulacrum of 2022.
The time determined for this new prevention activity will be at 3 pm.
According to the information disseminated by the social networks of the INDECI y Preparados.pethe digital community of the Disaster Risk Management in the Peruit was decided that this Second National Multipeligro Simulacrum have as motto the phrase “Organized we are more prepared”.
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DRILL OBJECTIVE
The government of Peruthrough the INDECIaims to perform these drills at the national level to strengthen the preparedness and response capacities of the entities that make up the National Disaster Risk Management System (SINAGERD), and the population in general to respond efficiently and timely to emergencies o disasters.
Likewise, it seeks to continue promoting the preparation of families and promote community preparation for citizenship.
ICA: FOCAL POINT AND BACKGROUND
The Twitter of the preventive organism, published that members of the Technical team of INDECI they arrived this sunday August 14 in the province of Pisco to finalize details on the execution of the action plan that will be carried out on the occasion of the National Multihazard Simulacrum.
for this monday August 15thwill intervene in the district of Saint Andrew.
The city of Ica has been considered the Focal point why is second simulacrum of 2022 due to the antecedent most recent that exists on a earthquake in the Peru.
Let us remember that this August 15th are commemorated 15 years of occurrence of earthquake of 7.9 degrees of magnitude that shook Peru, and had as its epicenter Ica.
The earthquake happened in the 2007y 15 years then this new exercise serves as a commemoration to the victims of that disaster, and with it let us become aware and be prepared so that history does not repeat itself.
The earthquake left a balance of 596 deceased, 434 mil 614 affected people, 221 mil 60 affected people and 93 mil 708 homes between destroyed and uninhabitable. Likewise, millionaire losses were recorded in material damage, educational infrastructure, health, transportation, agriculture and the livelihoods of the population.
WHY IS IT CALLED MULTI-HAZARD?
According to platform government, the drills why is 2022 they are called Multipeligro because each department and province will choose and evaluate the danger on which he will practice the answer to a possible earthquake.
The types of danger they can be the following:
– Earthquake
– Earthquake followed by tsunami
– Heavy rains
ASSOCIATED HAZARDS
– Flood
– Huaico
– Flurry
– Slip
– landslides
– Avalanche/alluvium
– Low temperatures
– Volcanic activity
– Spill of hazardous substances
– Forest fires