The Council Civil Protection Service in Albufeira has linked up with the National Civil Protection Authority to carrying out some basic earthquake practice.
‘Terra Treme,’ is part of a national strategy for civil protection with a nationwide exercise taking place on November 5th, at 11:05 which, coincidentally, is International Tsunami Day.
The objective of the exercise is show citizens how to react when an earthquake strikes with some "before, during and after" training.
The simple three stage approach is ‘down, under and wait’ with a simple graphic available showing that the best place to be is under a table when an earthquake strikes.
Albufeira Council has invited locals to participate and register on this website: www.aterratreme.pt.
At the same time, the Council is developing an awareness campaign aimed at schools, clubs and associations by providing an information leaflet with seven steps to follow before, during and after an earthquake. This document includes telephone numbers to use in these situations.
See 'Terra Treme'
