According to the Times of Israel, a major preparedness drill exposed significant shortcomings in Israel’s ability to respond to natural and man-made disasters. While the drill was aimed at raising the preparedness of citizens, local authorities, and emergency services for dealing with natural disasters, it revealed that the majority of buildings in the areas likely to be hit by earthquakes have not been properly reinforced to withstand earthquakes. Even a reasonably powerful earthquake in Israel would result in "damage to life and property on a much more significant scale" than in the scenario of war, said Home Front Command chief Maj-Gen Eyal Eisenberg.
Please help us improve PreventionWeb by taking this brief survey. Your input will allow us to better serve the needs of the DRR community.
Hazards
Earthquake
Country and region
Israel
Please note: Content is displayed as last posted by a PreventionWeb community member or editor. The views expressed therein are not necessarily those of UNDRR, PreventionWeb, or its sponsors. See our terms of use
Is this page useful?
Yes NoThank you. If you have 2 minutes, we would benefit from additional feedback (link opens in a new window).