BUSAR Evacuates a School in 1 Minute 50 Seconds

On Friday, 2 March 2012, BUSAR, the Bahçeşehir University Search and Rescue Team, carried out an earthquake evacuation drill at Beşiktaş 100. Yıl Mustafa Kemal Primary School as part of Civil Defense Week.

 

After sirens announced the start of the earthquake, students were evacuated from their classrooms to the schoolyard once the shaking stopped.

 

In the unannounced drill, the students managed to evacuate their school in 1 minute 50 seconds.

 

The students gathered in the schoolyard were shown how to perform the "drop, cover and hold on" movement, which is vital during an earthquake.