According to CBC news, Mexico volcano spewed ash on May 12,2013. Mexico's National Disaster Prevention Center recommended that emergency preparation was needed. This news reminded me that on May 7, 2013, Philippines volcano erupted and killed at least five people. It was a sad news. This time Mexico government responded very quickly. The intervention methods for volcano eruption damage include early warning, buliding shelters and disaster education.
Mexico did very well on early warning signs, suchas noticed seismic activity increased at the Popocatepetl volcano and the government warned their citizen that the volcano became active recently. The orther important intervention is preparing shelters before disaster. When disaster came, people need place to live. Enough clean water and food should be prepared in the shelters. The space of the shelters also should be big enough to prevent crowding. The rationale for the big space is to keep ventilation. Volcano eruption relates knowledge is also a key point in prevention. People need to know what they can do and cannot do during diaster. For example, the dangers of volcanic ash and the destructive power of volcanoes. They should have evacuation plans when disaster coming. Preparing is a very important for saving lives. The Mexico government already deloyed soldiers and federal police to the area in the event of a big eruption, and the government closed of an 18-square-kilometre zone around the vocano.
People cannot avoid natural disaster. What we can do is to prepare well for the disaster to reduce damage. I believe that Mexico government will reduce damage as much as possible. They did a good job for early warning.
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