Natural disaster risk:Is your country safe to visit? I could vividly remember the events that happened more than 2 decades ago, when a 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit my city. I was looking outside windo

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Natural disaster risk:Is your country safe to visit?

I could vividly remember the events that happened more than 2 decades ago, when a 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit my city. I was looking outside window when I saw a 5-storey building collapse, it crumbled so fast that I was looking in pure disbelief. My dad was yelling, “Earthquake!, ” stay away from the window, and he quickly ran to get me and my sister. I was really young to fully understand what is happening but I could remember even aftershocks, tremors, and the hunger that I felt for weeks. My city is a mountainous region and when disaster strikes the roads are impassable, meaning no form of land transportation can pass as rocks fall from the mountain , landslide is common in my area. So, I am trying to prepare a few packs of biscuit and I make sure that potable water is abundant.

The Philippines once again was hit by numerous earthquakes in the South and deadly typhoons, the most recently affected is Tacloban city who spent their Christmas eve soaking wet.

Dealing with natural disasters is part of our daily life but preparing for it is another important matter. It is extremely important to check the weather and prepare an emergency kit or bag, extra bag for clothes and waterproof important documents. My experience as a hiker and trail runner helped me anticipate any events that need prevention. Even people outside of sports must know what to do, at least the basic and know the emergency numbers of the countries that they are visiting. I know a lot of tourists who unwittingly brought themselves into danger by not hiring guides, hiking alone in the woods and eventually managed to get lost for days. Knowledge and preparedness is important and accidents or natural disasters can happen anywhere in the world, some you can prepare for, some you cannot.

Someone asked me if the Philippines is a safe country to visit. I said a resounding YES! Why? I believe that no place in the world is 100 percent safe but you can at least prepare for the basics.

The Philippines is located in the Pacific ring of fire so I rest my case just with that statement.

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I will make a part 2 of this article once I have prepared my emergency bag. I will put a complete list of what to put in the bag and what to bring with you all the time.

2019年12月26日 10:04

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@Pietro marino Thank you and hope you can visit someday. I just want to inform people and share my experience and what I need to deal with on a daily basis. I have developed paranoia as the natural disasters in my city and country took hundreds and thousands of lives. I would like to inform foreigners of the potential risk and what they need to do to prepare for a natural disaster both in their country and other countries.

2019年12月26日

First of all, thaks for the article.

I think that Philippines is One of the best country in the world: nature, landscape, sea....

Each country have their problems and dangers, we have to prepare and get informate about our trip.

I Hope in the future to visit your special lend.

Pietro

2019年12月26日

@youssef you're welcome, I hope this article helps people be aware and prepared as even I am preparing for things that might come. Hopefully it will not but as the location of my city and country is a disadvantage, I want to share this because I know it might help save someone.

2019年12月26日