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Earthquake Drill - LA

A person practices Drop, Cover and Hold On during an earthquake preparedness drill in Los Angeles County, California, the United States, on October 17, 2024. More than 10 million Californians on Thursday took part in an annual statewide earthquake preparedness drill, the world's largest earthquake drill. Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Drill - LA

People experience the shaking of a magnitude 7.0 quake inside an earthquake simulator trailer during an earthquake preparedness drill in Los Angeles County, California, the United States, on October 17, 2024. More than 10 million Californians on Thursday took part in an annual statewide earthquake preparedness drill, the world's largest earthquake drill. Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Drill - LA

People practice Drop, Cover and Hold On during an earthquake preparedness drill in Los Angeles County, California, the United States, on October 17, 2024. More than 10 million Californians on Thursday took part in an annual statewide earthquake preparedness drill, the world's largest earthquake drill. Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Drill - LA

People practice Drop, Cover and Hold On during an earthquake preparedness drill in Los Angeles County, California, the United States, on October 17, 2024. More than 10 million Californians on Thursday took part in an annual statewide earthquake preparedness drill, the world's largest earthquake drill. Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Drill - LA

A man practices Drop, Cover and Hold On during an earthquake preparedness drill in Los Angeles County, California, the United States, on October 17, 2024. More than 10 million Californians on Thursday took part in an annual statewide earthquake preparedness drill, the world's largest earthquake drill. Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Emergency Evacuation Drill

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 12, 2024 - Primary school students participate in an earthquake preparedness and disaster reduction drill in Zaozhuang, East China's Shandong province, Oct 12, 2024.

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Istanbul voters prioritize earthquake preparedness ahead of local elections

STORY: Istanbul voters prioritize earthquake preparedness ahead of local elections SHOOTING TIME: March 26, 2024 DATELINE: March 31, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:33 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Istanbul city in Türkiye 2. various of the election tents 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): BINGUL ALBAY, Istanbul resident 4. various of the election tents 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): NECIP VARAN, Istanbul resident 6. various of the election tents 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): GUNGOR UGRAC, Istanbul resident 8. various of the election tents 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (Turkish): AYSEL KAYNAR, Istanbul resident 10. various of the election tents STORYLINE: As Istanbul gears up for Sunday's local elections, the focus of many voters remains fixed on the city's readiness to withstand earthquakes, spurred by memories of last year's catastrophic tremor in southern Türkiye. In February last year, a devastating earthquake hit southern Türkiye, killing 55,000 people and displacing millions more. The catastrophe heigh

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Japan holds annual quake, tsunami preparedness drill

WAKAYAMA, Japan, Nov. 4 Kyodo - Elementary school students crouch below their desks in their classroom in Wakayama, Japan, on Nov. 4, 2016, as the earthquake-prone country held an annual drill to prepare for a major quake and tsunami a day before World Tsunami Awareness Day.

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Tsunami symposium held ahead of temblor's 20th anniv.

OSAKA, Japan - A symposium is held in Awaji, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 12, 2014, ahead of the 20th anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake to discuss preparedness for tsunami in case of a mega earthquake.

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U.N. asks Japan to promote importance of disaster preparedness

TOKYO, Japan - Jordan Ryan, head of the U.N. Development Program's Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery, speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2011. He said the U.N. agency hopes Japan will help promote the importance of antidisaster preparedness among other countries based on its harsh experience of a catastrophic earthquake and tsunami last March.

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APEC meeting on companies' disaster preparedness

SENDAI, Japan - The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum begins a meeting on Aug. 2, 2011, to discuss companies' disaster preparedness in the Japanese city of Sendai, which was hit hard by the massive earthquake and tsunami in March.

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Hamaoka nuke plant drills against disaster

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Chubu Electric Power Co. exercises pouring water during an anti-earthquake and tsunami disaster preparedness drill at its Hamaoka nuclear plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, on March 29, 2011. The drill was staged in response to the ongoing nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station.

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Hamaoka nuke plant drills against disaster

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Chubu Electric Power Co. practices drawing electricity from a vehicle-mounted generator during an earthquake and tsunami preparedness drill at its Hamaoka nuclear plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, on March 29, 2011. The drill was staged in response to the ongoing nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station.

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Nationwide quake drill held on disaster preparedness day

KISHIWADA, Japan - Rescue workers conduct a quake drill in Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture, on Sept. 1, Japan's Disaster Preparedness Day, on the assumption that a magnitude-8.6 earthquake centering on the southern coast of Wakayama has jolted Aichi, Mie, Wakayama and Kochi prefectures and derailed a train running on elevated rail tracks. A total of 590,000 people took part in various disaster preparation drills in 30 of Japan's 47 prefectures. (Pool photo)

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Nationwide quake drill held on disaster preparedness day

KISHIWADA, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (C) inspects a quake drill in Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture, on Sept. 1. The government held a nationwide quake drill, with 590,000 people from 30 of Japan's 47 prefectures taking part under the assumption that a magnitude-8.6 earthquake centering on the southern coast of Wakayama hits a wide area covering Aichi, Mie, Wakayama and Kochi prefectures.

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12,000 people take part in quake drill in Miyagi

HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA, Japan - Firefighters rescue a man trapped in a damaged house during a drill held in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, on Sept. 4 to test people's preparedness for rescue operations in the event of a major earthquake. About 12,000 people participated in the one-day drill.

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Japan conducts major earthquake drills nationwide

TOKYO, Japan - An overturned bus is used in earthquake drills in the western Tokyo suburb of Machida on Sept. 1 during government-supported earthquake drills across the country to improve disaster preparedness.

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Japan conducts major earthquake drills nationwide

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minster Junichiro Koizumi speaks at a press conference on Sept. 1 during the government earthquake drills in Tokyo and across the country to improve disaster preparedness.

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Japan conducts major earthquake drills nationwide

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minster Junichiro Koizumi (L) holds a videoconference with Keiichi Tsuruoka (R on screen), mayor of the city of Chiba, where a major earthquake drill is conducted as part of nationwide drills conducted Sept. 1 to improve disaster preparedness. (Pool photo)

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Japan conducts major earthquake drills nationwide

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese government on Sept. 1 stages earthquake drills in Tokyo and across the country to improve disaster preparedness. Photo shows a task force installed by Prime Minster Junichiro Koizumi holding a conference under the scenario that a magnitude 7.3 quake originated in Tokyo Bay. (Pool photo)

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Rescue team conducts quake drill in Shizuoka

SHIZUOKA, Japan - A group of emergency rescue workers conduct a drill in Shizuoka on June 11 to test their preparedness for cross-prefectural operations in the event of a major earthquake. Firefighters in this photo conduct rescue operations for passengers on a derailed train.

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(3)Disaster drills conducted in Japan

NAGOYA, Japan - Children are evacuated in disaster-preparedness drills in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 1. The drills were conducted on the assumption of a huge earthquake hitting the Tokai region in central Japan.

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(2)Disaster drills conducted in Japan

OMAEZAKI, Japan - A policeman rescues a victim of a mock earthquake in the Tokai region in central Japan as part of disaster-preparedness drills conducted in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Sept. 1.

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Disaster preparedness drill held at Diet building

TOKYO, Japan - A helicopter from the Ground Self-Defense Force lands in front of the Diet building in Tokyo on Aug. 25 as part of a drill simulating a huge earthquake directly under Tokyo or its vicinity. Three different-sized helicopters took part in the drill to test how swiftly and efficiently they could airlift the prime minister and other ministers to the premier's official residence.

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PHILIPPINES-SAN JUAN CITY-EARTHQUAKE DRILL

(221110) -- SAN JUAN CITY, Nov. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A mock victim is moved by rescuers during the nationwide simultaneous earthquake drill in San Juan City, the Philippines, Nov. 10, 2022. The earthquake drill was held to enhance disaster preparedness of the authorities and the public. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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PHILIPPINES-SAN JUAN CITY-EARTHQUAKE DRILL

(221110) -- SAN JUAN CITY, Nov. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers attend to a mock victim during the nationwide simultaneous earthquake drill in San Juan City, the Philippines, Nov. 10, 2022. The earthquake drill was held to enhance disaster preparedness of the authorities and the public. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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PHILIPPINES-SAN JUAN CITY-EARTHQUAKE DRILL

(221110) -- SAN JUAN CITY, Nov. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers attend to a mock victim during the nationwide simultaneous earthquake drill in San Juan City, the Philippines, Nov. 10, 2022. The earthquake drill was held to enhance disaster preparedness of the authorities and the public. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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Rescue team conducts quake drill in Shizuoka

SHIZUOKA, Japan - A group of emergency rescue workers conduct a drill in Shizuoka on June 11 to test their preparedness for cross-prefectural operations in the event of a major earthquake. Firefighters in this photo conduct rescue operations for passengers on a derailed train. (Kyodo)

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12,000 people take part in quake drill in Miyagi

HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA, Japan - Firefighters rescue a man trapped in a damaged house during a drill held in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, on Sept. 4 to test people's preparedness for rescue operations in the event of a major earthquake. About 12,000 people participated in the one-day drill. (Kyodo)

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Nationwide quake drill held on disaster preparedness day

KISHIWADA, Japan - Rescue workers conduct a quake drill in Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture, on Sept. 1, Japan's Disaster Preparedness Day, on the assumption that a magnitude-8.6 earthquake centering on the southern coast of Wakayama has jolted Aichi, Mie, Wakayama and Kochi prefectures and derailed a train running on elevated rail tracks. A total of 590,000 people took part in various disaster preparation drills in 30 of Japan's 47 prefectures. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Japan conducts major earthquake drills nationwide

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minster Junichiro Koizumi speaks at a press conference on Sept. 1 during the government earthquake drills in Tokyo and across the country to improve disaster preparedness. (Kyodo)

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Nationwide quake drill held on disaster preparedness day

KISHIWADA, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (C) inspects a quake drill in Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture, on Sept. 1. The government held a nationwide quake drill, with 590,000 people from 30 of Japan's 47 prefectures taking part under the assumption that a magnitude-8.6 earthquake centering on the southern coast of Wakayama hits a wide area covering Aichi, Mie, Wakayama and Kochi prefectures. (Kyodo)

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Japan conducts major earthquake drills nationwide

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minster Junichiro Koizumi (L) holds a videoconference with Keiichi Tsuruoka (R on screen), mayor of the city of Chiba, where a major earthquake drill is conducted as part of nationwide drills conducted Sept. 1 to improve disaster preparedness. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Japan conducts major earthquake drills nationwide

TOKYO, Japan - An overturned bus is used in earthquake drills in the western Tokyo suburb of Machida on Sept. 1 during government-supported earthquake drills across the country to improve disaster preparedness. (Kyodo)

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Japan conducts major earthquake drills nationwide

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese government on Sept. 1 stages earthquake drills in Tokyo and across the country to improve disaster preparedness. Photo shows a task force installed by Prime Minster Junichiro Koizumi holding a conference under the scenario that a magnitude 7.3 quake originated in Tokyo Bay. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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APEC meeting on companies' disaster preparedness

SENDAI, Japan - The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum begins a meeting on Aug. 2, 2011, to discuss companies' disaster preparedness in the Japanese city of Sendai, which was hit hard by the massive earthquake and tsunami in March. (Kyodo)

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Hamaoka nuke plant drills against disaster

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Chubu Electric Power Co. practices drawing electricity from a vehicle-mounted generator during an earthquake and tsunami preparedness drill at its Hamaoka nuclear plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, on March 29, 2011. The drill was staged in response to the ongoing nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station. (Kyodo)

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Hamaoka nuke plant drills against disaster

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Chubu Electric Power Co. exercises pouring water during an anti-earthquake and tsunami disaster preparedness drill at its Hamaoka nuclear plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, on March 29, 2011. The drill was staged in response to the ongoing nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station. (Kyodo)

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U.N. asks Japan to promote importance of disaster preparedness

TOKYO, Japan - Jordan Ryan, head of the U.N. Development Program's Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery, speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2011. He said the U.N. agency hopes Japan will help promote the importance of antidisaster preparedness among other countries based on its harsh experience of a catastrophic earthquake and tsunami last March. (Kyodo)

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Disaster preparedness drill held at nuclear power plant in north Japan

Participating in a disaster drill, paramedics carry a person at the Tomari nuclear power plant in Hokkaido on Nov. 13, 2016, simulating a severe nuclear accident at the plant occurring after a powerful earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Disaster preparedness drill held at nuclear power plant in north Japan

Water is discharged at the Tomari nuclear power plant in Hokkaido on Nov. 13, 2016, during a drill simulating a severe nuclear accident at the plant occurring after a powerful earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Disaster preparedness drill held at nuclear power plant in north Japan

Participating in a disaster drill, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declares an emergency at a press conference at his office in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2016. The Japanese government began a two-day disaster drill simulating a severe nuclear accident at the Tomari power plant in Hokkaido, occurring after a powerful earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Disaster preparedness drill held at nuclear power plant in north Japan

The government convenes a mock task force meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2016, as it began a two-day disaster drill simulating a severe nuclear accident at the Tomari power plant in Hokkaido, occurring after a powerful earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Students, educators stress importance of preparedness for tsunami

Junior high school students who survived the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in the northeastern city of Kamaishi join an event in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2016, the U.N.-designated World Tsunami Awareness Day, to introduce their efforts to learn about how to evacuate when a major tsunami strikes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Students, educators stress importance of preparedness for tsunami

Junior high school students who survived the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in the northeastern city of Kamaishi join an event in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2016, the U.N.-designated World Tsunami Awareness Day, to introduce their efforts to learn about how to evacuate when a major tsunami strikes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan holds annual quake, tsunami preparedness drill

Children walk to higher ground from their elementary school in Wakayama, Japan, on Nov. 4, 2016, as the earthquake-prone country held an annual drill for a major quake and tsunami a day before World Tsunami Awareness Day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan holds annual quake, tsunami preparedness drill

Children walk to higher ground from their elementary school in Hyuga, Miyazaki Prefecture, on Nov. 4, 2016, as Japan held an annual drill to prepare the earthquake-prone country for a major quake and tsunami a day before World Tsunami Awareness Day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan holds annual quake, tsunami preparedness drill

Elementary school students come out to the school ground in Wakayama, Japan, on Nov. 4, 2016, as the earthquake-prone country held an annual drill to prepare for a major quake and tsunami a day before World Tsunami Awareness Day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan holds annual quake, tsunami preparedness drill

Students get ready to crouch below their desks in Kumamoto on Nov. 4, 2016, as Japan held an annual drill to prepare the earthquake-prone country for a major quake and tsunami a day before World Tsunami Awareness Day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(3)Disaster drills conducted in Japan

NAGOYA, Japan - Children are evacuated in disaster-preparedness drills in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 1. The drills were conducted on the assumption of a huge earthquake hitting the Tokai region in Central Japan.