At 9.26am on Wednesday 26 September [9:26-26:9]*, more than one million people will participate in the New Zealand ShakeOut earthquake drill, the first ShakeOut drill held nationwide in any country!
Participants are allowed to hold their ShakeOut drills at any time during the two weeks either side of Wednesday 26th Sept... and our school is having the drill during period #5 on Thursday 27th September.
While earthquake hazard varies from region
to region (see below), all of New Zealand is prone to earthquakes. You
could be anywhere when an earthquake strikes- at home, at work, at
school or on holiday.
New Zealand ShakeOut has been created to help people and organisations get better prepared for major
earthquakes, and practice how to be protected when they happen.
Everyone will practice "Drop, Cover and Hold"—the right action to take
in an earthquake.
New Zealand ShakeOut also provides a fantastic opportunity for organisations and businesses to examine and review their own emergency preparedness arrangements. Families and households can create, review and practice their household plans.
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