OCD
Regional Director Emilia Julhajan
PAGADIAN
CITY, Zamboanga del Sur, Aug. 20 (PNA) -– The Office of the Civil Defense (OCD)
has installed tsunami signage to raise the people’s level of awareness on what
to do once natural calamity hit their community.
OCD
Regional Director Emilia Julhajan told the Philippines News Agency that a total
of 12 sign boards were installed on Wednesday in six coastal barangays here.
The six
barangays namely Dumagoc, Kawit, Santa Lucia, San Pedro, Santiago and White
Beach, which are among the hardest hit areas when tsunami generated by the 7.7
intensity earthquake struck this city on August 17, 1976.
Julhajan
disclosed there is a possibility tsunami will hit the region since the country
is within the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire.
She
said they have no intention to scare people instead “we just want the public to
be aware” on how to survive and save lives in times of natural disaster.
Julhajan
added her official in coordination with the city government will install
signage to identify the escape route to safety in case of natural disaster,
particularly tsunami.
She
said the installation of the sign boards is to equip the people with the proper
knowledge to respond to emergency.
Around
1,440 people died, 7,701 were injured and 909 were listed missing when a
tsunami generated by the 7.7 intensity earthquake hit this city on August 17,
1976.
At
least 49,848 were also rendered homeless and most of the casualties and
destruction were caused by a 20 feet high tsunami with a velocity of 720
kilometer per hour.
The
epicenter of the earthquake was at the Moro gulf. (PNA)
FFC/TPGJR/HDC
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