Ekurhuleni Emerengy and Disaster services heed aftershock warning
The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality is heeding the warning issued by the Council for Geoscience that the country should anticipate aftershocks after the earthquake of August 5.
ALBERTON – The Metro’s Emergency and Disaster Management department wishes to advise its communities that as and when similar incidents of tremors are experienced, people should protect themselves in the following way:
• Evacuate buildings using evacuation protocols in their emergency plans;
• In the event that evacuation from the building is not possible, people should hide underneath solid structures such as tables;
• Contact the 24 hour Emergency Communication Centre to report damaged infrastructures and/or the injured or dead persons. The number to be used for emergencies is 011 0911 or 10177 from a Telkom line and/or 122 from a mobile phone.
In the meantime the Metro’s disaster management officials remain on high alert to respond to any incidents that arise due to aftershock and any other emergency or disaster incidents which may occur.
