This Thursday, Nicaragua carried out a drill of multiple disasters, based on the country’s natural threats, with the objective that the participating state institutions and residents are ready to act in an emergency situation.
Some 7,000 disaster scenarios were established in the 153 municipalities of Nicaragua, with the aim of massifying the participation of the inhabitants, reported the state National System for Disaster Prevention, Mitigation and Attention (Sinapred), which coordinated the actions.
Among the most relevant scenarios was an earthquake of magnitude 8.0 on the open Richter scale, causing devastation in different urban areas, as well as a destructive tsunami on the Pacific coast.
Simultaneously, the authorities, brigade members and participating residents faced the scenario of a volcanic eruption, with the expulsion of gases and ashes capable of affecting different cities in northwestern Nicaragua.
In the Caribbean, Sinapred simulated overflowing rivers and floods, common scenes in the eastern regions of Nicaragua.
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In different locations, the actions included the confrontation of landslides, fires, building collapse and tree falls.
More than 70,000 volunteers and officials made up some 6,000 disaster relief brigades, in state institutions, private buildings, schools, universities and neighborhoods, according to Sinapred.
This Thursday’s was the third disaster drill of the year, called “National Preparedness Exercise to Protect Life in Multi-Threat Situations.”
Nicaragua carries out this type of exercises at the national level because it is a “multi-hazard” country, that is, a volcanic eruption, earthquake, tsunami, storm, flood or landslide, among other natural phenomena, can occur at any time. . EFE
