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Pupils’ lives spared during Falmont
earthquake
By Raymond Tran
18 March
FALMONT—On 17 March, 476 students and 36 teachers at
Falmont Primary School escaped an earthquake that hit the
county at 2:27 p.m. Only 5 students suffered slight
injuries, despite the current figures of 7 killed and over
200 injured in the disaster area at large.
Alice Brown, head teacher at Falmont Primary School, was
teaching when the floor began to shake. Her students’
reaction was quick and correct—they moved under their
desks, head first, and held on to the legs of the desks.
At the same time, Miss Brown quickly opened the classroom
door, in case it became damaged during the shaking and
could not open. There were loud crashes of glass breaking
and things falling to the ground, but the students
remained still and waited calmly and quietly.
The moment the shaking stopped, Miss Brown sensed it was
the best time for the class to make their escape. She
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signalled to her students to exit the classroom in an
orderly line covering their heads with their hands. Within
one minute and twenty seconds, the whole class went down
the stairs and rushed to the playground. Soon students
from other classes arrived too. After a roll call
confirmed that all were safe and sound, they relaxed,
laughing, crying and hugging each other.
“We practise earthquake safety procedures twice a
year,” said Miss Brown, “so the kids were calm enough
to protect themselves during the earthquake.”
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