Earthquake is one of the most dangerous natural disaster.

Earthquake can be very dangerous if

you are in the wrong place. They can make buildings fall down and set off landslides, as well as
many other deadly effects. It can lead to death, destruction of infrastructure and trauma. As stated
by Shigeru Ban, “People are not killed by earthquake alone, but by collapsed buildings.” Agree
right? So in this essay we will talk about how prepared Koronadal City is when earthquake occurs.
Koronadal City is pepared in any earthquake situations because of fast health care services,
awareness of people and proper practice of earthquake drills.

First is fast health care services, according to the Iranian Journal of Public Health, providing
effective health care services in disasters requires a comprehensive look at the various aspects
of disaster management. Access to comprehensive, quality and fast health care services is
important for promoting and maintaining health, preventing and managing disease and lastly
reducing unnecessary deaths. As I have observed during the earthquake here in Koronadal City,
the health care services of Koronadal City is fast in responding in incidents that happened

After that, let’s talk about the awareness of people in an earthquake. We all know we are around
the Pacific of Fire and people are aware of that. According to the National Geographic, the Ring
of Fire, also referred to as the circum-pacific belt, is a path along the Pacific Ocean. The majority
of Earth’s volcanoes and earthquakes takes place along the Ring of Fire. So we all know that any
moment an earthquake can occur. We are aware what earthquake will bring us. So the people in
Koronadal is prepared because of their awareness

Lastly is the proper practice of earthquake drills. Every school in Koronadal city practices proper
earthquake drills like duck, cover and hold, evacuation plan and many safety drills. According to
quake.ualr.edu, earthquake drills teach students, staff and teachers on how to respond o the
complications of an actual earthquake, the purpose of this is to lessen or to avoid the damage
and injury to a person

Therefore, the fast health care services, the awareness of people and the proper practice of
earthquake drills proves Koronadal City is prepared in any earthquake situations, not only
earthquakes alone but many more disasters too. We all need to be ready in any hazardous
situations to prevent injuries especially death. As stated by Eleanor Everet “For safety is not a
gadget but a state of mind”. Are you ready for upcoming disasters? Keep safe always