China Overseas Chinese Network, September 24th, title: Earthquake, shooting, robbery... Many embassies and consulates abroad issued safety reminders!
Recently, natural disasters or vicious cases have occurred from time to time in some areas. Embassies and consulates abroad have issued reminders one after another, calling on overseas Chinese citizens to pay attention to safety.
Xiaoqiao sorted out some reminders for everyone, come and take a look!
Frequent natural disasters, multiple embassies and consulates abroad call for attention to local warnings
On September 22, local time, an earthquake of magnitude 5.8 occurred in Victoria, Australia. The earthquake was felt in Melbourne. The Consulate General in Melbourne reminded Chinese citizens of Victoria to take precautions against earthquake disasters, learn about earthquake safety knowledge, and protect personal safety.
The Consulate General stated that in case of an earthquake, one should remain calm, avoid the earthquake on the spot and move to an open place as soon as possible; keep communication equipment unblocked, pay close attention to earthquake-related information, and prevent aftershocks.
In addition, a volcano erupted recently on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands of Spain.
A total of about 35,000 people in nearby towns were affected.
The local government has declared a state of red emergency and carried out disaster relief, transfer of personnel and other operations, and called on the people to minimize travel and refrain from going to the disaster-affected area.
The Embassy in Spain reminded local Chinese citizens to pay close attention to early warning, pay attention to safety and take precautions.
In case of emergency, please call the police for help in time.
Security incidents frequently occur, embassies and consulates abroad call for greater awareness of prevention
In addition to natural disasters, security incidents have occurred frequently in many regions recently. Many embassies and consulates abroad remind Chinese citizens to raise their awareness of prevention and protect their own safety.
On the evening of September 20, local time, a series of explosions occurred in the center of Bujumbura, Burundi.
The attackers threw at least 3 grenades at crowded places. The cloth officials said the attack caused at least 2 deaths and many injured.
The Chinese Embassy in Burundi stated that there have been many attacks against civilians in Burundi, especially in downtown Bujumbura.
The embassy reminded Chinese citizens and Chinese-funded institutions in Burundi to pay close attention to the local security situation and the safety reminders issued by the embassy to improve the awareness of safety risk prevention.
Data Map: The explosion site of the chemical park
On September 21, the website of the Chinese Embassy in Sudan also issued a message reminding overseas Chinese in Sudan and personnel of Chinese-funded institutions to be vigilant, minimize going out, strengthen risk prevention awareness, and protect their lives and property.
According to the embassy website, in the early morning of September 21, an attempted military coup took place in Khartoum, Sudan. The persons involved have been arrested and are under investigation, and the situation is under control.
At present, the public security situation in Sudan is not good, and the robbery cases involving Chinese citizens and institutions are frequent, and security risks are further increasing.
In addition, on the morning of September 20, a shooting incident occurred at Perm University in Perm Krai, Russia, resulting in 6 deaths and 43 injuries.
The Consulate General in Kazan reminds Chinese citizens and institutions in the consular district to strengthen their awareness of personal protection and safety precautions, pay close attention to local news and actual events, try to avoid going to crowded places or secluded areas, reduce going out late at night, and beware of suspicious surroundings personnel.
The consulate general stated that when going out during the epidemic, it is necessary to pay attention to personal, property, and traffic safety and personal protection, and keep in touch with family and friends. If you find yourself at the scene of a shooting incident, please follow the principle of "Run away, hide, and resist" to escape .
In case of any emergency or emergencies that endangers your life, please calmly respond, get out of your body in time, and call for emergency assistance.
Here, Xiaoqiao reminds everyone to raise awareness of prevention and learn to ask for help when encountering problems!
(Source of the manuscript: China Overseas Chinese Network WeChat official account; ID: qiaowangzhongguo; Reference materials: the website of the Consulate-General in Melbourne, the website of the Embassy in Spain, the website of the Consulate-General in Kazan, China News Net, China Overseas Chinese Net; Author: Xu Wenxin )