And that, dare I say it is only talking about natural disasters.
'Only
one in 10 Auckland families' prepared for disaster
Two
shallow earthquakes - a 3.1 followed four minutes later by a 3.9 -
shook the city on Sunday afternoon, startling many residents.
18
March, 2013
The
Auckland Civil Defence controller, Clive Manley, says a survey Civil
Defence conducted shows Auckland families are the least prepared in
the country for major events, although most are aware they need to
work out a survival plan.
Mr
Manley says residents in rural areas are often better prepared than
those in the city, because they are accustomed to power not being as
reliable as in urban areas.
He
says people should have enough food, water and first aid supplies for
three days.
Meanwhile,
scientists are confident the quakes are not a sign of volcanic
activity.
A
magnitude 3.9 quake was recorded at 4.05pm at a depth of 6km and was
centred 15 kilometres north-east of the city. Four minutes earlier a
3.1 quake was recorded in the same spot, and was only 4km deep.
Albany
resident John MacNaughtan says they began with a rumbling sound, as
if a heavy lorry was going down the road, and a short time later
everything shook for a few seconds.
GNS
Science volcanologist NicoFournier told Radio New Zealand's Morning
Report the quakes were centred on Motutapu Island in the Hauraki
Gulf.
He
says in theory an earthquake could affect a volcano, either
triggering or stopping activity, but in this instance neither has
happened.
Earthquakes
are rare in Auckland and Mr Fournier says the last time something
similar was felt was 2007.
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