According to Swiss
researchers, approximately 1 million people died in the last twenty years. But,
more than 780 thousands of them died in the earthquake. In Turkey, the
situation is not much different and the number of deaths is over 57 thousands.
Despite the fact that authorities' efforts and governments’ investments, none
of those deaths couldn’t be prevented. I think that something must be done by
the victims of the earthquake. So, we can describe this as a process that we
should do before, during, and after an earthquake.
Most of what we must
do belongs to pre-earthquake period. Firstly, we must learn first aid. It is
very significant because we may have to practice it during the earthquake.
Learning how to turn off the gas, water, and electricity is also important one.
Then, we should place our household goods according to the instructions of the
earthquake such as anchoring heavy furniture, cupboards, and appliances to the
walls or floor, not leaving heavy objects on shelves because of danger of
falling.