Among all types of natural calamities, perhaps, the earthquake is the most crucial and deadliest one. How can you imagine surviving after a big shake of the ground which results into the tumbling down of everything around and might just totally cover you and your family and even if you survive, your abodes and other properties are extremely damaged most especially if the quake is on a very high intensity.

That is why it is important for you to know on the things that you should do before, during, and after an earthquake.

Below are the top tips for you and your family to be safe and survive the disastrous quake:

Before the earthquake

• Have in hand a complete earthquake survival kit
• All members of the family must know on how to turn-off electricity, water, and gas.
• Have a plan for reuniting your family and  make a plan for safety procedures
• Have emergency telephone numbers such as the following:

ü  Doctor

ü  Hospital

ü  Police

ü  911

• Place heavy equipments near the walls such as:

ü  Cabinets

ü  Mirrors

ü  Wall units

ü  Bookcases

• You should never place heavy and big equipments over your beds
• Always put big and heavy equipments lower than your knees

During the earthquake

• Stay calm
• Stay inside your abodes
• Stand near your doorway
• Crouch under your tables or desks
• Stay away from sharp objects/edges
• Stay away from glass dividers and glass windows
• Stay away from electrical and telephone lines, trees, and buildings
• Drive away from overpasses and underpasses when on the road
• Stop in safe area
• Stay inside you vehicle

After an earthquake

• Check out for injuries from your family and then provide first aid medication
• Contact a doctor or go the hospital if the injury is serious
• Switch off appropriate utilities
• Have a safety-check on gas, sewage breaks, water, and electricity
• Look out for electrical shortcuts and or downed power lines
• Check out for potential problems after the quake
• Look out for abode or building damages
• Clean up those dangerous spills such as gasoline or kerosene
• Wear boots or shoes
• Turn on your television or radio to listen for further public safety and instructions.
• For emergency cases, use your telephones/cell phones
• Move slowly but surely and carefully

Several people who had inhabited near the site, specifically the inhabitants of the Manhattan downtowns had been affected not just physically but as well as emotionally due to the disaster. Even people who had lived far from the site had been affected by the disaster. Worst, several and various people from all over the world had been mentally and emotionally hurt by the lost of a thousand life. These people were affected deeper than the expected result.

Electricity is the first thing that is lost when certain disaster like tornado, floods, earthquakes, and terrorist’s attacks occurs on certain places. Various necessities of life are gone when such disaster happens. Several precious life, livelihood and properties are instantly lost due to these disasters.

If electricity lines are broken, the natural gas is the primary thing to be turned off for safety measures. Also, telephone lines and other media lines suddenly break, overloads, and falls down. The water pipes/tubes as well break which only leads the water from faucets not safe to drink.

Vehicles are not able to pass by the streets due to the blockage of a lot of damaged parts/debris of certain properties. Vehicles are also stuck at residential and commercial garage as the doors can’t be accessed due to debris. Street lights do not work as well due to the loss of electricity and the damage cable wires and line pillars. Due to this fact, great traffic and even accidents occur on the streets.

When you buy some goods at the store, sales personnel only accept the exact amount of cash due to the loss of cash and as well the need of immediate service providing as to with the fact that several customers need to be catered.

People experience too much coldness or heat due to the damaged homes and properties which specifically results into hysterics and other sorts of ailments. Shelter is one of the most important aspect of life as to with the fact that it serves as our place for comfort and rest.

None of the above mentioned facts are favorable in the part of all living creatures. In fact, it only causes us to suffer from its risks and consequences. That is why we really need to be prepared all of the time.