The mayor of Lisbon, Portugal, Carlos Moedas, said that the city “perfectly prepared” to a seismic threat of any magnitude, reported The Portugal News on February 17.
According to him, Lisbon has civil protection teams, firefighters and engineers capable of dealing with the consequences of any disaster.
“My statement is due to the high preparation of our civil protection team, the excellent training of our firefighters and the excellent training of our engineers”, said Coins.
“As a civil engineer and someone who has worked extensively in this field, I can assure you that after the 1980s, our city is at the highest level of earthquake preparedness in terms of engineering and construction.” added.
Recall that the earthquake in Turkey last week, according to the latest data, killed almost 40 thousand people.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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