The National Institute of Civil Defense (Indeci) recalled that this Tuesday, May 31, the National Multi-Hazard Drill and, in addition, the new alert of the Early Warning Messaging System (Sismate) throughout the country.
These preventive activities on how to act in the face of an earthquake and the new alert test that we will receive on our cell phones in the event of a disaster, are scheduled by the MTC next to undecided.
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The National Multihazard Drill, scheduled for this May 31 at 10:00 am, It is aimed at the population in general and the authorities of the three levels of government.
It will be carried out taking into account the evacuation to external safe areas and meeting points established by local and regional authorities, considering biosecurity measures by COVID-19.
The undecided recommended that citizens identify the dangers in their locality and organize themselves with their authorities, likewise, review the Family Emergency Plan.
It is necessary to keep these 3 steps in mind during the simulacrum:
- The drill begins with the sound of horns, bells, whistles or other similar; this sound represents the alarm that indicates the proximity of a danger.
- Evacuate in an orderly manner using the evacuation routes to an external safe zone or assembly point.
- Follow the instructions of the authority until the end of the exercise.
It is important to mention that the drill is an exercise of practical actions that is carried out on a likely emergency or disaster situation in order to strengthen the preparedness and response capacities of the entities that make up the National Disaster Risk Management System (SINAGERD) and the population in an emergency situation.
It is National Multi-Hazard Drill will be held in commemoration of the 52 years since the earthquake of May 31, 1970 occurred off the coast of the department of Ancash.
That earthquake caused the detachment of an ice cornice from the north peak of the snow-capped Huascarán, generating an avalanche – alluvium that buried the city of Yungay and its approximately 20,000 inhabitants.
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Sismate Alert
Last Friday, May 6, it was tested for the first time in Peru the Early Warning Messaging System (Sismate) that caused an intense sound on cell phones of at least 22 million Peruvians. Now, the new rehearsal of this alert will be held this Friday, May 31 at 10:00 am
It should be noted that this project is not yet in operation, it is still in the testing stage. However, as part of this, this May 31, alert messages will be sent once more to the entire country.
The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) clarified that the Sismate It is a communication tool for the National Institute of Civil Defense (Indeci) send messages to the population warning before, during and following the occurrence of an event or disaster.
How does Sismate work?
The general director of Communications Programs and Projects of the MTC, Carlos Aguirre, specified that the Sismate does not anticipate earthquakes. Only when Indeci and the Geophysical Institute of Peru (IGP) finish implementing the Peruvian Seismic Alert System (SASPE), this can be integrated with Sismate to be able to issue an early warning of any telluric movement.
In addition, Aguirre pointed out that the MTC has not yet made the official delivery of Sismate to Indeci.
Finally, to detect the occurrence of anomalous events such as tsunamis, frosts, earthquakes, landslides, among others, Indeci has been working with various institutions in the implementation of early warning systems.
What should the emergency backpack contain?
- Essential hygiene items
- First aid kit (bandages, gauze, alcohol, pills, hydrogen peroxide, red aseptil, etc.)
- Shelter
- Non-perishable food (canned tuna, cereal bars, chocolates, nuts, etc.) and money
- communication articles
- Specific articles for babies and infants, for female use, for the elderly and for other basic needs.
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