DRRR PRE-ACTIVITY

DATE: NYSSA ANDREA ARIAS

01-06-22 Grade 11

Stem - B

In your own words and perception, can we prevent disasters from happening?
- We can’t prevent disasters from happening, but we can do is to defend ourselves.

What are the things you can do as an individual to prevent disasters. Enumerate
15 things you can do or recommend lessening the impacts of disasters.
If we are indoors:
1.Take cover under a sturdy table or other pieces of furniture and hold on until the
shaking stops.

2. Stay away from glass, windows, outside doors and walls, and anything that could

fall, such as lighting fixtures or furniture.

3. Stay inside until the shaking stops, and it is safe to go outside. Most injuries occur

to people trying to move a different location inside the building or try to leave.

4. Do not use the elevators.

If we are outdoors:

5. Stay away from buildings, streetlights, and utility wires.

6. Stand in open ground until the shaking stops. It’s dangerous to stay directly

outside buildings, at exits, and alongside exterior walls. Ground movement during an

earthquake is seldom the direct cause of death or injury. Most earthquake-related

casualties result from collapsing walls, flying glass, and falling objects.

Tsunamis:

7.Turn on your radio/TV to learn and follow the precautionary instructions during a

tsunami warning, primarily when you reside near a coastal area.

8. Move inland to higher ground immediately and stay there.

9.Check for a noticeable recession in water away from the shoreline as this is

nature’s tsunami warning and should be heeded. It would help if you moved away

immediately.

10. Please stay away from flooded and damaged areas until officials say it is safe to

return.

11. Please keep yourself away from debris in the water; it may pose a safety hazard

to boats and people.

Cyclones:

12. Be alert to changing weather conditions.

13. Listen to radio/TV for the latest information.
 14. Look for approaching storms.
15. Look for the following warning signs: – Dark, often greenish sky – Large hailstones,

a large, dark, low-lying cloud (particularly if rotating), roars, similar to a freight train.

16. If you see approaching storms or any of the danger signs, be prepared to take

shelter immediately.

17. If you are under a tornado warning, seek shelter immediately. NOTE: In places

where you have designated cyclone shelters, take refuge there.

Floods:

18. Do not attempt to walk, swim, or drive through the floods. Floodwater contains

debris and contamination and can also be deadly due to fallen electrical lines in the

water.

19. Stay clear of bridges over fast-moving water.

20. Keep an eye out for evacuation alerts.
21. Move to higher ground.
22.If your vehicle is trapped in flood and water starts filling inside the car, seek

refuge on the roof.