Living on a fault line, people should try their best to be ready for an earthquake at any moment. Accidents happen, but there are still ways to prevent so many casualties.
On August 11, 2012, two earthquakes shook the country of Iran. The quakes killed at least 300 people and injured 5,000 more. The text says, "Homes and businesses in Iranian villages, however, are often made of concrete blocks or mud brick that can crumble and collapse in a strong quake." The people should try and build more sturdy buildings. If they live right on a fault line, then they should build according to the geography around them. The text also says, "Buildings in Tabriz, the provincial capital, are substantially built and ISNA reported nobody in the city had been killed or hurt." That is wonderful that no one got hurt in the city, but what about the villages? They need strong houses and other structures to keep them safer during an earthquake. In California, wimpy buildings are very rare. The people that live there are aware of their surroundings. The people in Iran should be, too.
Iran should also have more space to keep the injured people when disaster strikes at any given moment. The article says, "Photographs posted on Iranian news websites showed numerous bodies, including children, lying on the floor of a white-tiled morgue in Ahar and medical staff treating the injured in the open air as dusk fell on Saturday." To me, that would very uncomfortable. Iran should have space to keep the people that are hurt somewhere where they feel safe and comforting and nothing else could injure them further. A doctor could trip over them, therefore, hurting them more. The article also says, "Most patients had been taken there by their families, he said, indicating a shortage on ambulances." When disaster strikes, there is little or no warning whatsoever. Even if there is a shortage of ambulances, there should always be backup transportation. In California, they live in a spot where they have to constantly be aware of what is going on around them. They have special procedures, and they follow by them very closely.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/12/us-iran-earthquake-idUSBRE87A08N20120812
