Earthquake drill in Mexico City

The federal government will carry out an earthquake drill today, in order to prepare people for a future natural disaster , especially after the country was struck by two disastrous earthquakes in 1985 and 2017 .

According to authorities, the earthquake drill will take place at 11 a.m. in the 32 Mexican states.

The seismic alarm will be activated and alert people that it is a drill . Mexico City authorities announced there will be four disaster scenarios in important areas of the city: Insurgentes and Reforma ; Zócalo ; Eje Central and Flores Magón , and Cuauhtémoc and División del Norte .

This will be the first drill of 2020 and authorities plan to organize two more throughout the year.

The government also launched the website www.preparados.gob.mx , where people will be able to report their location and how long it took them to evacuate the building.

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