With Israel in the 99th year of a century-long earthquake cycle but still underprepared structurally, a social organization is training civilian rescue teams to dig through rubble. The Times of Israel reports that thousands of buildings are predicted to collapse in the next major temblor.
The Times of Israel reports this morning that a volunteer rescue organization is training civilian teams to respond to a major earthquake — an event experts describe as long overdue. Israel is now in the 99th year of a century-long seismic cycle and remains significantly behind schedule on reinforcing vulnerable structures. The organization's preparations focus on training teams to dig through rubble under the assumption that thousands of buildings could collapse in the next major temblor. The story highlights a gap between official preparedness and grassroots civil-society initiative, underscoring a systemic vulnerability that persists despite repeated expert warnings over the past decade.
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