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Article: PROGRAM GETS SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOODS READY FOR MAJOR EARTHQUAKE.(News)
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- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- Article date:
- February 13, 1996
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Suddenly, the house begins to shake and rattle. Chandeliers sway, glass breaks, plaster walls crack.
Then rumbling. Then silence.
EARTHQUAKE!
A look out the window reveals a neighborhood transformed. Power lines are down. Water spews from broken pipes. Small fires burn where gas lines have broken.
Some people on the street appear to be injured and are crying for help.
Are you prepared for an earthquake, and do you have supplies to survive a minimum of 72 hours before help arrives? And do you know what to do to help others and make your neighborhood safe?
The Seattle division of Emergency Management knows that most ...