Colombia Conducts a National Drill Two Months After the 7.4 Magnitude Earthquake
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Bogotá, Oct 21 (EFE).- Colombia carries out on Wednesday a National Emergency Response Simulation two months after the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that shook it on August 10, the strongest of this century in the country and that left 335 dead. 1,046 municipalities of the 32 departments participate in the simulation [...] The entry Colombia performs a national simulation two months after the magnitude 7.4 earthquake was first published in HolaNews.
The exercise seeks to test the ability to respond to simultaneous emergencies in the Colombian capital
Among the entities that joined was the Córdoba Police Department, which tested its protocols with the attention and stretcher transfer of one of its officials.
The national exercise will evaluate the emergency plans, institutional coordination and the response capacity of communities and authorities. In Tolima, the government invited the municipalities to participate actively. On Wednesday, October 21, Colombia will hold the National Emergency Response Simulation 2026, a day aimed at strengthening the preparation of the emergency response ... The post National Emergency Simulation 2026: Colombia will t…
The entity insisted on the relevance of participation at the national level, in response to the emergency presented on August 10
UNGRD will coordinate two exercises on Wednesday, at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., in 1,046 municipalities of the country. In Cali there will be an activity in the Municipal Administrative Center, after the earthquake of August 10.
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