Dear MEL
Topic Readers,
Mexico quake:
Why rescuers are using hand signals
What do you
think is the most effective and immediate communication in a situation where
many people work in dust and noise? It has to be simple and clear to everyone,
right?
Rescue
workers who are searching for survivors after the devastating earthquake in central
Mexico are using hand signals to send urgent messages to other workers, such as
to silence, stop, and back to work. When some worker hears a voice or noise
from the rubble, they raise their fist in the air to ask for immediate silence,
so that they can listen out for the voice or noise. Others around them then
stop making any move or noise and raise theirs, too.
Though it is
not too hot or too cold at this time of year in Mexico, there is only so long
that even an uninjured person can survive in the rubble without any water or
food.
In a case
such as this major earthquake, it’s the people and their ingenuity that make a difference.
Read the
article and see the photos of the desperate workers in a devastated area.
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