At about 5:15 p.m. on July 3, Kaiyuan city, Liaoning Province, was hit by a sudden tornado with a speed of 23 m / S (Level 9). The tornado was formed by jingouzi Town, passing through Xingkai street and Kaiyuan economic development zone. It lasted for 15 minutes and then weakened into a low pressure. Tornado caused casualties, housing damage, power and communication damage to varying degrees. At present, preliminary statistics have resulted in 6 deaths and more than 120 injuries. The specific situation is under statistics. On site rescue is proceeding in an orderly manner. When encountering a tornado, how to save oneself?
What are the escape skills when encountering a tornado?
Understand the signs of tornadoes. First of all, there will be some natural phenomena before the appearance of tornadoes, which are often accompanied by black clouds, cumulonimbus clouds, and lightning and thunder. In addition, cold wind, strong wind, strong rain and hail are the signs of tornadoes. To rush to a safe place to escape, tornadoes are very terrible. The funnel-shaped black clouds form at the bottom, and the wind speed can exceed 70 meters per second, which can roll the car into the air; Different from typhoons, objects on the ground along the way are also rolled up along with the whirling updraft. The rolled up objects will then smash the glass of the building, resulting in a sharp change in the air pressure in the rent reduction house and the roof will be overturned.
When we encounter a tornado, do not panic, the following escape skills and precautions are to remember.
1. People in the outdoor, it is important to quickly hide in the reinforced concrete structure of the strong building. Never hide in garages, prefabricated buildings and black wooden storage sheds.
2. When there is no building nearby, protect the head and neck with both hands and lie down in the ditch and depression.
3. Don't put your hands in the middle of the room when you're in the middle of the room. Don't be close to the window when you're in the middle of the room. Don't put your hands close to the window when you're in the middle of the room.
Note: once the tornado is detected approaching, you should immediately avoid to a safe place.
How to save oneself when encountering a tornado?
1. Accurately identify tornadoes
Experts remind: Tornado high occurred in summer and autumn thunderstorm days, especially in the afternoon to dusk. When the invention of the roller strong cloud and funnel cloud, it is a sign of a tornado, as usual, it will also be accompanied by a hearty roar! (WAN wanfucheng is careless because the speed of the tornado begins to move, so don't be too busy making friends at this time!
2. How to run after escaping
If you have enough time to escape, you must get out of the house. Be sure to keep away from dangerous buildings and mobile houses, trees, and power poles, and then retreat toward the direction perpendicular to the tornado (tornadoes usually do not turn), and just hide in low-lying areas as a shield, and pay attention to protect your head.
3. Accurate indoor practice
Tornado mat, if you can't escape in the room, try to close some windows, but don't close them all. The goal is to balance the pressure on the building. Just hide in a small room or basement, face the wall and squat with your head in your head.
4. What to do in the car
Whether it's a car, a bicycle or a motorcycle, it's a long time since we invented it. We must look at the vertical deviation and drive away from the wind belt. Otherwise, you should get off the bus immediately and find a suitable escape area around (exaggerate again, pay attention to keep away from trees and power poles). Don't hide in or under the car, it's easy to be swept away.
5. Where is the best place to avoid tornadoes
a. Basements, air raid shelters, and the lowest floors of tall buildings that are neither swept away by the wind, nor flooded, nor blocked by equipment, are the best ways to avoid tornadoes.
b. If in the school, hospital, workshop or shopping center, to the closest to the ground indoor room or lobby to avoid. Keep away from glass or wide roofed places in the surrounding environment.
c. When encountering a tornado in the open field, you can choose to lie down in low-lying places such as canals and river beds.
d. Warning: don't avoid such empty and unsafe places as halls, stacks and temporary construction.
6. Immediately leave the bridge, high ridge, along the coast and dangerous houses, mobile houses. If there is no barrier around, it should be flat in low-lying areas, but pay attention to waterproof!
To remind everyone that it is important to protect their lives, but they should never be in a hurry. They should help each other and help themselves orderly. If you have valuables to transfer, give up and run.