Disaster prevention and reduction, what else can we do?

The Tangshan earthquake has passed exactly 40 years. For 40 years, our country has attached great importance to disaster prevention and reduction work, and the level of prevention and reduction of disasters has continued to increase. This is a welcome change. However, what has not changed is that China is still one of the countries with the most serious natural disasters. There are many types of natural disasters and the frequency of occurrence is high, causing serious losses. Looking at this time node, we can do and must do more.

On July 28th, the Engineer Squadron of the 6th Detachment of the Tianjin Armed Police Corps held simulated rescue training to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Tangshan Earthquake.

Disaster prevention and reduction need to further implement the concept of planning ahead. Scientific planning is an important precondition for disaster prevention and reduction. In urban planning, there are more scientific top-level designs, fewer “beats” of confused decisions, and the advancement of disaster prevention and mitigation is the key to reducing disaster losses. China's new urbanization is advancing rapidly. The urban population is increasing. It is required that we establish and improve the urban comprehensive disaster prevention system including fire protection, civil defense, flood prevention, earthquake prevention, and geological disaster prevention in the process of urban construction, and strengthen urban disaster prevention and refuge. The construction of sites will enhance the ability to withstand natural disasters, deal with emergencies and crisis management. In this regard, our short board is still obvious and we need to step up our efforts.

In 2005, the wall of the room of the Seaman Hotel in Jiangnan Avenue, Haizhu District, Guangzhou City collapsed.

For disaster prevention and reduction, more stringent construction quality evaluation standards need to be formulated. Regardless of whether it is a typhoon, flood or mudslide, high-quality buildings are the most important “protection umbrella” for people. Statistics show that the collapse of buildings was the first “killer” when disasters occurred, and nearly 90% of casualties were related to this. With earthquake, for example, in April 2015, Nepal 8.1 earthquake caused more than 8,000 people were killed, while Chile's 8.2 earthquake, only 10 people died. One of the important reasons is that most of Nepal’s housing construction quality is poor and there are almost no seismic standards, while Chile’s building seismic technology is good, standards are high, and enforcement is strict. Over the past few years, our buildings have been built higher and higher, more built and built, and more and more densely built. Has our building standard become stricter? Is the quality of the building getting better and better? Is there more and more security for occupants? Needless to say, the gap between reality and demand is still large.

Disaster prevention and reduction also require strengthening the nation’s knowledge and safety awareness in disaster prevention and reduction. In Chile, once a disaster occurs, most people will consciously evacuate along the established security route without having to organize; in Japan, learning about the prevention of tsunami, disaster prevention training, familiarity with evacuation routes and the location of shelters are all residents. Required courses for students. In our country, a report shows that less than 4% of urban residents are able to prepare for basic disaster prevention , and rural residents' awareness of disaster prevention is even weaker. Although more than 90% of schools have held disaster prevention and mitigation training or drills, nearly 40% of teachers have no confidence in whether they have the ability to organize students to avoid risks when disasters occur . In addition, less than half of the teachers actually operated the fire extinguishers, and less than a quarter of the teachers knew the correct way to avoid disasters when the earthquake occurred. When disasters happen suddenly, are you 4 percent ready for the crowd ? Let more people know how to avoid risks, save themselves, save each other, and the loss of disasters will be greatly reduced.

The fight against natural disasters is an eternal subject for human survival and development. There are many things we can do and must do to prevent and mitigate disasters. To look long-term, willing to invest, spend more time, spend more money, and spend more time thinking about it. It seems to be dispensable now, but at this critical moment, it can exert its enormous effect at the geometric level.

This article comes from the voice of the economy.