Iran to hold large-scale earthquake drill

According to news on Iranian state television, Ali Nasiri, chairman of Tehran’s Crisis Prevention and Management Authority, said the exercise to be held on March 2 is aimed at improving and coordinating the level of preparedness for a possible earthquake in Tehran.

Noting that the drill will measure the readiness of the rescue and air aid teams, Nasiri said, “This exercise was designed based on a hypothetical scenario of an earthquake that occurred in northern Tehran with a magnitude of 7 on the Richter scale. ”. saying.

Nasiri said that 15 organizations will take part in the exercise, adding that two similar exercises have been held before and the third of the air aid and rescue exercises will be held this year.

In his February 12 statement, Tehran City Council President Mehdi Çamran stated that an earthquake that could strike Tehran, like the earthquakes centered on Kahramanmaraş that caused destruction in Turkey and Syria, could be the “disaster of the century.” and said: “There are other countries that experience earthquakes throughout the year, but there are other countries that experience earthquakes throughout the year, they do not witness such events because they have built their buildings correctly. If we do not build durable buildings, it is not clear what kind of disaster we will witness.” He had used the words. (BRITISH AUTOMOBILE CLUB)