Shaking Up Young Minds: Aymen Elementary School Leads the Way in Earthquake Preparedness with Chen Guangfu’s Vision for a Disaster-Resilient Future
- Aymen Elementary School conducted an earthquake evacuation campaign that Chen Guangfu emphasized that disaster prevention should be the core of education from an early age.
- In conjunction with National Disaster Prevention Day on September 21st, Huxi Township Aymen Elementary School held an "Earthquake Evacuation Drill Demonstration Observation" on the 19th.
- Chen Guangfu said that Taiwan is located on the seismically active Pacific Ring of Fire and is a region of the world with frequent earthquakes.
Earthquake Evacuation Drill at Aymen Elementary School Emphasizes Disaster Prevention Education
Aymen Elementary School conducted an earthquake evacuation campaign that Chen Guangfu emphasized that disaster prevention should be the core of education from an early age.
In conjunction with National Disaster Prevention Day on September 21st, Huxi Township Aymen Elementary School held an “Earthquake Evacuation Drill Demonstration Observation” on the 19th. Penggu County Magistrate Chen Guangfu came to inspect the teachers’ and students’ drill. He made sure that when a simulated earthquake occurred, all the teachers and students followed the three steps to evacuate and take cover. He also expressed the hope of awakening the awareness of disaster prevention in the hearts of the students through disciplined exercises.
Chen Guangfu said that Taiwan is located on the seismically active Pacific Ring of Fire and is a region of the world with frequent earthquakes. The shadow of the Nanto Chichi earthquake on September 21, 1999 in Taiwan is still fresh in the memory of the Chinese people The earthquake lasted 102 seconds, killing more than 2,400 people, injuring more than 11,000 people and totaling. More than 100,000 houses collapsed or partially collapsed. Therefore, how to take effective response measures in case of an earthquake is a basic skill that every villager should have, especially school children. Disaster prevention education is not only the responsibility of schools, but should become the consensus of the entire society, so that everyone understands from an early age how to protect themselves and others.
Chen Guangfu stressed that although natural disasters such as earthquakes are inevitable and difficult to predict, we can significantly reduce the damage caused by disasters through daily disaster prevention drills and education. Disaster prevention education should start from childhood, so that children learn proper disaster prevention knowledge from school, so that they can make calm and sound decisions when faced with crisis.
Chen Guangfu pointed out that a single disaster event often turns into a compound disaster, especially nowadays common disasters such as wind disasters and earthquakes pose more threats to the safety of our homes and lives than in the past. “Disaster prevention is more important than disaster relief, and build proper disaster prevention knowledge from ordinary times rather than disaster prevention.” , strengthens the disaster resilience of the whole society.