Two tremors occurred yesterday in the country

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The operations centre of pet (COE) yesterday announced a campaign of orientation so that the population knows what to do in the event of an earthquake.

The announcement was made a few hours after an earthquake of 4.2 on the Richter scale that occurred yesterday and another from 4.9 to 5: 45 pm, when there was a press conference of the Agency, and it was pointed out that the epicenter was at San Juan River, at a depth of five kilometers under the sea, with a latitude of 19.6 to the North and a longitude 60.1West.

The campaign entitled "Things to do in case of earthquake?", the COE aims to educate the population on what to do before, during and after an earthquake, so that you know how to handle this kind of situations.

Will start in March with a workshop aimed at journalists noon, so the media can capture information and disseminate it in more plain language, clear and simple with the population

John u000aManuel Mendez, director of the COE, said that demonstrated unfamiliarity with the population on what to do before a movement telluric.

Acknowledged that the major problem facing the authorities is to overcome the lack of knowledge that has the population before earthquakes, although he indicated that it is working to ensure that the situation will change.

The military said that to vary this situation implemented a pilot scheme in 1.264 schools located in Puerto Plata and Santiago, where they are given and explained to teachers a guide on emergency situations, which they in turn feed it to the students.

While

, the director of the Institute of Seismology of the University autonomous of Santo Domingo (UASD), Eugenio Polanco, said that Dominican Republic is a country prone to earthquakes due to its geographical location, is located in the northern part of the plate of the Caribbean, which interacts with the North American plate. "Maybe" u000ahaving no preparation, the population was concerned. There is an important element that always happens when there is an earthquake around the world pay attention, but when happens to forget about that; "is something that we must change," he added.

Polanco explained that the population must not be unrelated to this reality and must always speak of earthquakes. Ruddy Genaro Polanco and Enmanuel Mena, both motoconchistas of Los Guandules, claimed to have stayed motionless to feel the tremors that led them to abandon their work by the fear that felt.

Onesvie
yesterday, the Deputy Director technical of the national Office of seismic evaluation (Onesvie), Andrew of the cross, said that the brigades of the institution which monitored the buildings affected by the earthquake of last Monday, found no significant structural damage, and indicated that they can continue being used. On the subject, Freddy Santana, director of Onevie, said they recommended the u000ainvolvement of at least four hospitals and a school, following the process of assessment of buildings that perform in the country.

The buildings in which Santana refers are the hospital José María Cabral y Baez in Santiago, building he said should be operated structurally, also hospitals in Nagua, Samana and flints.

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Orientation will be by diverse channels
El general Juan Manuel Mendez, director of the COE, reported that this organism along with the Red Cross, Civil Defense, the national police and the armed forces conducted workshops throughout the national territory through the municipal mayoralties and neighbourhood boards, so that people can know the steps to follow in the event of an earthquake. Also disseminated the guidelines through various media digital, as well as its their website www.coe.gob. OJ, and e-mail ehacerencasodeterremoto @ coe.gob.do, where the population u000aYou can make your questions and receive official reports make this entity.

Prevention some companies have devoted their efforts to train its staff on risk management. According to José Tejeda, first Manager of security and compliance of the Scotiabank, its staff is trained at least twice per month with drills on what to do in the event of an earthquake.

Tejeda explained that the main Office of the institution, located in the February 27 with Winston Churchill, was evacuated successfully to feel the tremor last Monday, because they have two brigade members responsible for the evacuation for each level. The building has five floors.