Tsunami Evacuation Drill carried out at La Punta district in Callao city
Date and time:
August 14th, 2013 at 10:00am
Overview:
As part of the social implementation research results of the SATREPS project,
a tsunami evacuation drill was carried out at La Punta district in the Callao city of Peru.
Assuming a magnitude 8 class earthquake occurring offshore of Lima city which triggers a tsunami
(with nearly 20min of arrival time), a vertical evacuation drill to the designated high buildings in La Punta was conducted.
Near 2,000 people among citizens and emergency response members participated on the morning of August 14th.
To the sound of sirens the evacuation started and the number of evacuees at each buildings were counted.
A questionnaire survey was distributed to gather preferences and opinions of citizens in the area.
In addition to citizens’ evacuation, also several organizations participated.
At the emergency headquarters located in the Navy school we discussed with local authorities and leaders about evacuation trainings in La Punta.
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The 3rd Joint Coordination Committee meeting and related events in Lima
Photos:
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| photo 1. Tsunami Evacuation Building (Banner announcing the evacuation drill) |
photo 2. Participants of the evacuation drill (Going to the roof of the Navy School building) |
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| photo 3. Discussion and repots at the emergency headquarters in the Navy School | photo 4. Group photo of participants (Authorities in charge at Peru and SATREPS members) |
