I'm sure you all have seen the previous video, or at least some parts of it. Even when this happend in Japan, it is not weird for peruvians nor chileans to deal with these sort of disasters (check map below). I've never experience, though, such powerful one, 'cause in 2007 (last strongest in Peru) i was traveling and i got the news from my family. Since kids we have earthquake-evacuation-simulations so we can be trained and know what to do if it happens. It can look like an over reaction, but when you see this pictures we know that we should do something, and prevention and training is what we can do by now, but hopefuly technology will help to predict them soon...?
Now, i didn't really think about running away to Bolivia to avoid the tsunami predicted to arrive to the peruvian shore, but even when my plan was to get to the 4th floor of my building and take pictures, my company (and i don't mean "the firm" but "my friend"), my civic-duty and the chance of taking pictures from a higher place got me into a high place in the city of Ilo to check the incomming waves, and it was good to see a lot of people on the evacuation... no matter is was an order from the Harbor Master and the police was almost forcing the people to leave. Prevention is good, and it may look like an over reaction, but i do believe we should be training on evacuations and we should practice them more often. Authorities must take this oportunities to check the routes, the infrastructure and so on... so the hazard can be managed properly. But, if we get lazy and say "it was not going to reach my house, there was no need to evacuate", i see no commitment with the risk management, with prevention (that includes to be trained!) and citizenship.
In a place where disasters can happen at any time our emergency gear should be packed (don't forget the radio and batteries!!) and the security zones in our buildings already have been identified... and so on. I wrote something some time ago ... do i got the link? Aha! . Well, I'm a freaking boy scout and i hope u follow the bike we do: Be prepared!
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