Escuela Nacional Preparatoria plantel 6Escuela Nacional Preparatoria plantel 6““Antonio Caso”Antonio Caso”

Student: Student: Hernández Cuéllar Azahed ArturoHernández Cuéllar Azahed Arturo

Class: 507Class: 507

Teacher: Berumen Granados Carolina Teacher: Berumen Granados Carolina

Subject: EnglishSubject: English

Hernández Cuéllar Azahed ArturoHernández Cuéllar Azahed Arturo

EarthquakesEarthquakes are inevita are inevitables but bles but damage damage caused by themcaused by them iis not. Many s not. Many

peoplepeople thinthink k thatthat the desthe destruction truction causedcaused byby ea earthrthquakes quakes isis inevitable, inevitable,

and our and our onlyonly ooption ption isis tto lift the pieces o lift the pieces aftafterer ththe shaking. e shaking. No!No! The The damage damage and and losseslosses causedcaused by by earthqearthquakes uakes

may be limited tomay be limited to steps steps yyou ou cancan take take before,before, duringduring an andd after.after.

Some also think that all Some also think that all the damage and injuries the damage and injuries

from earthquakes are from earthquakes are caused by collapsed caused by collapsed

buildings. Not again! As buildings. Not again! As the buildings are better the buildings are better designed, many of the designed, many of the

losses during losses during earthquakes are earthquakes are

caused by objects that caused by objects that break or fall on people, break or fall on people,

causing injuries.causing injuries.

Here I will show you some Here I will show you some important important safety msafety measures you easures you should should take before,take before, during and during and after after the earthquake,the earthquake, for your for your

protecprotectiontion and theand the protprotection of ection of your familyour familyy.

People and People and their their families families should should know in know in advance advance the areas of the areas of internal and internal and external external security in security in their homes their homes or offices.or offices.

You should You should

clean the clean the edges of edges of roofs blunt roofs blunt objects objects (pots, wood (pots, wood or other).or other).

Conduct an assessment of the structure of your home or office.Conduct an assessment of the structure of your home or office.

Indicate Indicate your your

flight and flight and safety safety zones.zones.

Have on hand a small kit, a flashlight Have on hand a small kit, a flashlight and radio batteriesand radio batteries..

Have a small stock of canned food in Have a small stock of canned food in forceforce.

Go to the Go to the security zonessecurity zones** established.established.

Stay away from windows and Stay away from windows and cornices. cornices.

If If possible possible avoid avoid panic panic and try and try to stay to stay calm.calm.

Not run in Not run in vehicular vehicular passageway.passageway.

If you If you are are driving driving stop stop your your vehiclevehicle..

If you're in If you're in a building a building does not does not use the use the elevator, elevator, the stairs the stairs alwaysalways

Attentive to children, the Attentive to children, the handicapped and the handicapped and the

elderlyelderly

Remember Remember that when that when there is an there is an earthquake earthquake of magnitude of magnitude there are there are always always aftershocksaftershocks..

Turn off the Turn off the gas and gas and electric electric system.system.

Before re-entering your home or Before re-entering your home or office, assess the damage to your office, assess the damage to your property.property.

Collaborates Collaborates with the with the authoritiesauthorities.

Be always the emergency numbers Be always the emergency numbers on hand.on hand.

Always be in solidarity with the Always be in solidarity with the victimsvictims

When a building collapses, the weight of the When a building collapses, the weight of the ceilings falling upon the objects or furniture ceilings falling upon the objects or furniture crushing it, but there is an empty spacecrushing it, but there is an empty space next to them.

That security area is called "triangle of life." That security area is called "triangle of life." The bigger, stronger and heavier the object, The bigger, stronger and heavier the object, the less it will compact. The less the object the less it will compact. The less the object compacts under the weight, the greater the compacts under the weight, the greater the gap or hole beside it, the greater the gap or hole beside it, the greater the possibility that the person using that empty possibility that the person using that empty space will not be injured .space will not be injured .