The Táchira not prepared for an earthquake
Melissa Gomez Di Tomaso. CI 17,930,105
earthquakes has existed n long before the appearance of the s are human, these movements also known as earthquakes, are releases of energy caused by the collision of tectonic plates.
Venezuela has experienced serious disasters in terms of earthquakes, recalling the strongest case in New Toledo, which is now known as Cumana, in 1530. Which was recorded with an intensity of 7.3 on the Richter scale, and IX to X on the Mercalli scale, which means that was considered as dilapidated to fatal. This earthquake originated a tsunami with waves up to seven meters high, and is listed as the first tsunami in Latin America.
Other earthquakes have left their mark in the country, as well known as Cuatricentenario earthquake of Caracas, which is listed as the fifth most intense quake registered in Venezuela, but is remembered for having occurred in the celebration of 400 years of the city, leaving behind more than 230 dead and 2000 injured, approximately.
Táchira has also undergone important movements, the strongest recorded was that of Santa Cruz de Mora, which took place on April 28, 1984, this was the epicenter Merida state, but affect many areas of the Táchira and is considered as the strongest, with an intensity of 7.3 on the Richter scale.
The most significant is perhaps the tachirenses Lobatera earthquake, as a result of this community is created, today part of Michelena, occurred on 26 February 1849, and recorded a 7 MM in the scale of Mercalli.
"Earthquakes are cyclical, at any time is expected to return a strong movement to Táchira" explains Juan Carlos Osorio, who is part of the planning division and risk management of Civil Protection of Táchira, so it is very important that people are prepared. An earthquake can not predict or anticipate exactly, but if you can educate people to know how to react and what to do before, during and after the earthquake to avoid leaving injured, goes on to explain Osorio.
Civil Protection in Tachira is not only the rescue efforts during a disaster such as an earthquake, but at this time made speeches on education, planning and operations to prepare community because, as explained Armando Delgado, also a member of the planning division and risk management of Táchira Civil Protection, the state is in a seismic zone number four, because it affects Boconó failure preceded Sucre, Caracas and Miranda, Trujillo and Merida.
Earthquakes are unpredictable, continue to explain the two members of Civil Protection, so the institution is working "27 hours a day, 8 days a week" in order to have a maximum response time of 10 minutes after any disaster. It should be noted that what causes damage and injury during an earthquake are misplaced objects or unsecured, any ornament that more than five feet above the ground and not attached to the wall is a danger in case of an earthquake, and against that we we can do nothing, say these members of PC, is something every person should in their own home.
This institution is giving talks in the communities they wish, anyone interested in applying information can go directly to their facility located off the arena and make the chat application in your school, community college or company.
Civil Protection has a seismograph, which records earthquakes of San Cristobal, this is constantly searching movements, since the city is in constant motion through the discharge of energy, human beings do not perceive these movements that are milder and less than 3 points on the Richter scale.
For its part, the firefighters of San Cristóbal municipality have also carried out educational work regarding seismic concerns matter. Not only giving lectures in different institutions who want it, but carrying out mock earthquakes, creating evacuation plans for people to know exactly where to go and how.
José Elias Varela, assistant sergeant training and technology department of professional Fire Department said that any institution or company, public or private, can go directly to the headquarters of the firefighters of San Cristobal and request a chat at no charge a qualified group organized the event and approximately 20 days after completion of the lecture will be held the drill. It tells the story of a mall of more than 400 employees conducted the drill, no audience, and within 4 minutes had emptied the entire installation, which leads to this sergeant to conclude that the talks are really coming to the public.
The main objective of these activities, Varela goes on to explain, is that people who receive the transmitted information in their homes or communities who become teachers in their environments, these conversations enable people to enable them knowledge to other places. With this in mind, Sergeant Varela organized for this October 24th a talk at the virtual classroom for 45 municipal police officers firefighters, delivered by Ben Quintero, FUNVISIS officer, to train instructors in the area seismology that can train others.
"The Táchira not prepared for an earthquake, but we are starting up now, as companies and institutions have been more interested in this issue," says Varela.
On the other hand, Professor Hector Maldonado, a professor at the Universidad de Los Andes (ULA) core Táchira, who is line of research themes of geography, environment, health and society, says ULA that is not even close to being prepared for an earthquake.
The ULA Force not doing enough to teach students about these issues of environment, says Maldonado, there is only one chair, which is a program of environment, health and society, which is seen as optional in the 5th year of Social Communication and sometimes students do not attend, Maldonado believes that the problem is the lack of interest of society in meeting these issues.
Another important point of the ULA, goes on to explain, is the danger of the infrastructure, there is no adequate emergency exits, but until this year that were built ramps for both buildings, formerly the dining room was maintained with a single door open, and could have more than 200 students inside, which would no way out at the time of an emergency.
The authorities of both the ULA and Venezuela, do not take preventive measures, waiting for disasters to occur to act on solutions and not have policies appropriate education for society, says the professor of the ULA.
The theme of the earthquakes in Tachira is very important, since it is something that can happen at any time, and people should be properly informed and educated on how to must act before, during and after an earthquake, Tachira are not prepared to act in an emergency of this kind, experts say, Civil Protection, Fire and educators focused on this area.
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