Tag: preparation

Vanuatu’s volcano evacuation gathers pace

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) – The mass evacuation of a volcano-threatened Vanuatu island is running ahead of schedule as a ramshackle armada of civilian boat ferries people to safety, officials said Monday. The entire 11,000 population of Ambae, in the north of the Pacific archipelago, has been ordered to leave after the Manaro Voui volcano rumbled to life and rained rock and ash on villages last week. The evacuation to nearby islands was scheduled for completion […]

NDRRMC scales up preps for magnitude 7.2 earthquake

QUEZON CITY — National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) members convene to discuss plans and preparations for a magnitude 7.2 earthquake on Thursday at the NDRRMC Conference Room, Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City. NDRRMC Vice Chairperson for Preparedness and Secretary of the Interior and Local Government Ismael D Sueno chaired the meeting attended by Vice Chairperson for Response and Social Welfare Secretary Judy M Taguiwalo and NDRRMC Executive Director and Civil Defense […]

Boot camp for zombies as Universal Studios prepares ride

LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) — Universal Studios Hollywood is readying to open its first full time ‘The Walking Dead’ attraction to the public, and as part of the preparations, it’s training groups of actors to become the titular walking dead. On Wednesday (June 8), the theme park opened up its doors to journalists to show them how they are holding boot camps for actors who will be involved in the attraction. Overseeing the training were […]