Mexicali.- The Government of Baja California is preparing an earthquake drill to improve the reaction capacity of families, institutions and companies before a potential event of this type.
Governor Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda, explained that in coordination with National Civil Protection, the State Government, and the seven municipalities of the entity, she will join the First National Drill 2023 that will take place next Wednesday, April 19 at 11:00 a.m.
The simulation hypothesis is an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2, just like the one that occurred in the city of Mexicali in April 2010, the strongest recorded in the state in recent decades.
For his part, the Secretary General of the Government, Catalino Zavala Márquez, indicated that, in order to participate, individuals, agencies, companies or organizations must first register on the national platform http://preparados.gob.mx/1ersimulacronacional2023/site authorized by the Government of Mexico.
The state official explained that in that same link the population can consult the practical guide to drills for evacuation in real estate, and the guide to develop a family civil protection plan.
While the head of the Baja California State Civil Protection Coordination, Salvador Cervantes Hernández, mentioned that the three levels of government, as well as the social and private sectors, will participate to promote self-protection and response capacity. , as part of promoting the culture of civil protection.
Finally, Marina called on the Baja California population to have a civil protection family plan, and contingency plans for earthquake risk, which can be consulted at http://www.proteccioncivilbc.gob.mx/.
