Earthquake -
Life-Saving Guidelines
When
receiving an alert on an Earthquake, we must act based on where we are,
according to the following guidelines:
Indoors:
• If
you can leave the building within a few seconds - go outside immediately.
• If
you cannot leave the building within a few seconds - enter the protected
room and
leave the door and window open.
• If
you do not have a protected room (Mamad) - go out to the stairwell, and if
possible, continue down until you exit
the building. Do not use the elevator.
• Only
if you cannot follow the above - sit in the inner corner of the room or
under
heavy furniture and protect your head
with your hands.
Outdoors:
• Stay out
in the open and away from building, trees and electric cables and items that
might fall and risk your lives.
In a vehicle:
• Immediately
stop at the side of the road and wait inside the vehicle until the
earthquake is over - the vehicle
protects you.
• Avoid
stopping under a bridge, on an intersection, near buildings or under a steep
slope for fear of collapsing, and
distance yourself from it by car or on foot.
• Use
signs indicating the direction of the escape routes to the marked gathering
areas.
For more information,
please visit the National Emergency Portal
