The province is preparing for a tsunami drill in Cadiz large-scale exercise called Response25, designed to test the institutional and citizen reaction to a tsunami caused by a earthquake similar to that of Lisbon in 1755.
They will participate more than 20.000 people between citizens and operations, with the device starting at 10:00 and sending the mass ES-Alert alert at 10 pmIn addition, public address systems and bells will be tested to ensure that the message reaches all areas.
Chronology and public notice
The script contemplates a reference earthquake with magnitude 7,6 southwest of Cape St. Vincent, generating the official activation at 10:00 and the public alert by ES-Alert at 10:03 with basic instructions.
The message will be repeated several times, will include a link with instructions, and will highlight that It's not a real emergency.From that moment, the population has one hour to reach designated safe zones.
Until 11:00, the estimated time of the simulated impact in Cádiz city, parameters such as wave height and arrival times will be updated; Sanlúcar would receive the wave a few minutes earlier, and CECEM-112 will coordinate communications through REJA, REMER and the GEA platform with a command post in the vaults of Santa Elena.
The preventive evacuation will be limited to previously instructed groups: more than 2.500 schoolchildren From the historic center they will head to the San Antonio and Mina squares; port personnel will gather in the wide streetIn the Free Trade Zone, the testing sites will be the Europa building and the multi-story parking garage; the vertical evacuation in public buildings, hotels and senior centers.
Safe zones and recommendations
A key guide to the exercise indicates that in the fourth floor or higher From any building in the city, the population would be out of reach of the expected flooding, so vertical rescue will be prioritized.
The stadium New Mirandilla It will open its upper areas as a safe area with an estimated capacity for thousands of people; it is also recommended that public buildings and portals be opened to facilitate access to protected heights.
It will be advisable to know in advance the meeting points and evacuation routes: supply companies, nautical clubs, Navantia, ADIF and firms from the port area and Free Trade Zone are collaborating, along with professional associations and educational centers.
Los docked cruise ships They are instructed to inform passengers; the protocol contemplates for ships the decision between shelter at the dock or maneuver towards open sea, and on the beach surfers and bathers without immediate access to mobile phones will be notified.
Scenarios and territorial participation
The operation will deploy five scenarios: evacuations at height and horizontally in the Plaza de San Antonio; safeguarding cultural assets in the Museum of Cádiz; warnings and rescues on the beach of Santa MarÃa del Mar (including forensic practice); assessment of damage to buildings in the port area and Free Zone; and an exercise in the port area of ​​El Puerto de Santa MarÃa with the UME.
The port participates 21 entities and 27 workplacesIn the Free Trade Zone, 31 companies and 42 centers are involved; in addition, 38 buildings of the Junta, 21 schools, 12 of the Provincial Council, 17 of the Subdelegation and municipal offices are involved, along with hotels such as Playa Victoria, Senator Cádiz and Parador Atlántico for vertical evacuation tests.
The Board will activate the Emergency Plan for the Risk of Tsunami in Andalusia, with hazard maps (draft, drag, arrival times and flow moment) and building vulnerability maps; Pemea will be tested for messaging with 112 (including chat for deaf people), the REJA network and the GEA coordination.
Besides the city of Cádiz, coastal municipalities Towns like Chipiona, Conil de la Frontera, Rota, Los Barrios, Puerto Real, La LÃnea, San Roque or Vejer will activate their local plans to improve response times and inter-administrative coordination.
Authorities insist that it is a planned exercise to gain time and efficiency in the face of low probability but high impact risks, and they remind citizens of the importance of knowing routes, safe points and how to help people with reduced mobility.
