Over 100 Take Part in Training for Wartime Emergencies and Disasters

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More than 100 individuals participated in a civilian defense drill in Taipei on Saturday to prepare for possible wartime emergencies and natural disasters.

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00:00From mass casualty treatment to air raid response, evasion tactics and shelter location exercises,

00:10this is the 5th Blue Magpie Operation, a civil defence exercise, aiming to prepare Taiwan's

00:16citizens for potential wartime emergencies and disasters.

00:28This drill in Taipei, organized by the non-profit Kuma Academy, is part of an ongoing effort

00:34to prepare the public for a worst-case scenario.

00:37Taiwan faces growing threats from China, and is also prone to natural disasters like earthquakes

00:42and typhoons.

00:44The civil defence group regularly trains civilians in basic first aid, evacuation planning, spotting

00:50disinformation from China and cyber security.

01:08This year, over a hundred people participated, the highest number since Kuma Academy started

01:14such exercises in 2023.

01:16And those who are new to this kind of training say it's a valuable lesson.

01:36The government is also stepping up efforts to strengthen civil defence, with the goal

01:40of training 100,000 civilians as disaster prevention specialists by 2025, and more

01:46people take part in these drills.

01:48The hope is to build a stronger and more prepared public.

01:52Kamishiru Anzanichi for Taiwan Plus.

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