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SISALRIL’s staff participating in the earthquake drill / Sisalril Official Website

The Center for Emergency Operations (COE) reported that more than 2.5 million Dominicans, most government employees, participated in a nationwide earthquake drill on Wednesday, 23 October 2024. The annual drill, now in its fourth year, is part of ongoing efforts to improve disaster preparedness. It tests emergency response protocols and evaluates the country’s readiness for a major earthquake.

“To provide a better response to a large-scale earthquake, it is essential to educate citizens from a young age on how to act in the event of such a catastrophic event,” the COE director stated. Several schools carried out the earthquake drill on that day, working with guidelines provided by the COE.

Employees from various government agencies housed in the...

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