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4th nat'l quake drill with tsunami scenario set Nov. 10

By Priam Nepomuceno

November 4, 2022, 12:56 pm

<p><em>(File photo courtesy of PNP)</em></p>

(File photo courtesy of PNP)

MANILA – The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Friday announced that the fourth-quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) will be held on November 10 and will focus on an 8.3 magnitude earthquake with tsunami scenario in the coastal communities.

The event, to be held at 9 a.m., is part of the continuing effort to strengthen earthquake preparedness.

The NDRRMC added that the Parañaque City government would host the ceremonial pressing of the button and the full-scale exercise.

The activity is also in support of the observance of World Tsunami Day on November 5

The NDRRMC said the exercise would test Parañaque City’s contingency plan for tsunami; demonstrate the evacuation procedures in the local community and services specifically for the fisherfolk and vulnerable groups, as well as the combined efforts for water search-and-rescue and air rescue capabilities of the Philippine National Police, Philippine Coast Guard, and Philippine Air Force, including the interoperability of their communications systems.

Meanwhile, the NDRRMC reiterated its call for academic institutions, businesses, private and government offices, and the public to strictly observe minimum public health standards when conducting evacuation drills.

It noted that as in the third-quarter NSED, organizations may opt not to conduct evacuation drills if the circumstances do not permit it.

The event will be live-streamed through the Civil Defense PH’s and NDRRMC’s Facebook pages.

This quarter's earthquake drill is the second face-to-face drill since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, after the conduct of the third-quarter NSED on September 8. (PNA)

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