What to do if you encounter an earthquake at night

Suddenly encounter a strong earthquake at night, especially when the power supply suddenly interrupted, the indoor and outdoor is dark. What should we do?

First, calm and calm, earthquake avoidance.

At night, people are usually indoors. When they suddenly encounter an earthquake, they should avoid earthquakes indoors, and wait for the strong shake to evacuate outdoors. Running out in the darkness, it is easy to fall or be injured by the bricks, but it is even more unsafe.

For houses with general brick -concrete structures, small open rooms such as bathrooms are often safer. The corners of the load -bearing wall, the wall and the structure of the structure are also a relatively safe part. Essence In recent years, there have been many new reinforced concrete frame structures in cities. They all have certain seismic resistance and safer. In this building, near the steel concrete framework, the steel concrete shear wall (shock -resistant wall) is a safer part. No matter what kind of structured houses, near the balcony and large -area windows, they are relatively dangerous parts. Try to avoid these places.

During the earthquake, you can choose to hide under or next to the solid furniture, such as under a strong table or behind the high -back sofa. At the same time, we must pay attention to avoiding suspension such as suspension such as suspension and large chandeliers that are easy to fall. Pay attention to avoid furniture or large household appliances that are easy to dump, such as tall bookcases, wardrobes, cabinet air conditioners or refrigerators.

If you are sleeping during the earthquake, you are too late to get out of bed and avoid it. In an emergency, you can even wrap the quilt and roll to the bed, lie on or lie on the ground, make your body lower than the bed, grab a pillow and chair cushion. Class things to protect the head can also play some protective role.

Second, find appropriate lighting tools.

The flashlight is the best lighting tool. Most mobile phones now have lighting functions and can be temporarily used as flashlights. The light lighting should be cautious. Only when it is confirmed that there is no gas leakage and there are no flammable substances around, can you use lighters, candles and homemade torch lighting. Be careful to prevent the fire!

Third, form a "human chain" and evacuate in an orderly manner.

The strong vibration generally does not last too long. After the earthquake is over, it should be evacuated outdoors.

With a dark situation, it is best to form a "human chain". Those who are familiar with the internal conditions of the building, the boldness, and the strong body will take the lead. OK, evacuate downstairs. The speed of evacuation should be slow. When turning, downstairs or encountering obstacles, the "human chain" should be reminded at any time before and after the "human chain" to ensure safety. Each section should not be too long. With a large number of people, it can be divided into several sections and evacuated in groups.

In the case of no lighting equipment, it can only be evacuated in the dark. At this time, the method of forming a "human chain" must be adopted. The first person in the front of the person is scattered and explored. Everyone in the back grasp the belt or clothes of the person in front of the person. The location is generally the armrests of the wall and the staircase. The speed of traveling is slower. Pay attention to reminding and echoing to ensure safety.

After the strong earthquake occurs, elevators are often prone to failure, and they are prone to power outages and other accidents. Do not take the elevator when evacuating!

It must be orderly when evacuating. When you go downstairs in the dark, you can't run, you can only go. You know, like this evacuation after the earthquake has ended, there is no need to fight against time. The orderly evacuation seems to be slower, but it is actually much more effective. Otherwise, the simplicity of the picture is fast, and it will cause the calamity of the squeezing squeezing.

We believe that as long as these essentials can be grasped, once they really encounter an earthquake at night, they will be able to respond calmly and reduce the casualties and losses caused by the earthquake as much as possible.

Draft: Yu You

Edit: Zhang Xinling

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