Monday, September 19, 2016

Two days ago, the Israeli technology saved nearly million lives: at night on September 17 off the coast of Chile there was the strong earthquake with the magnitude of 8.3-8.4 points.


All the coastal cities – with around million of people - were under threat of tsunami. As a result of the disaster only 10 people fall victims, despite considerable damage. It was possible to keep the casualties so low due to the Israeli system eVigilo of early warning, without it a number of victims would be higher for several orders.

Early warning system works in Chile since 2011: it was installed after the devastating earthquake in 2010. Then over 800 people died, 1200 were missing, and nearly 2 million people homeless. No, there was an early warning system in Chile at that time, it sent the only notification after the tsunami covered the coast. Then, the Chilean government decided to buy the Israelites eVigilo system from a small company that has managed to bypass the large international companies.

Israeli technology has proved to be excellent: April 1, 2014, when Chile was a similar earthquake, she received a "baptism by fire", and sent a warning millions of Chileans about 8.2-magnitude earthquake and tsunami approaching in time. People have had enough time to evacuate to a safe area, so no significant casualties were faced that time.

Early warning system eVigilo sends instant messages using CellBroadcast technology that allows transmitting of the necessary information to cell (mobile) phones for 12-20 seconds, and without the participation of mobile operators. Distribution is done without reference to the numbers, the message is getting all mobile phones in a certain area. Moreover, it can automatically capture and broadcast television signal, to warn of danger. Warning system activates the outdoor sirens and reports of imminent danger and the need for emergency evacuation. Its alarm informs about the impending danger and spreads through the Internet.

At a press conference of the Chilean Government for foreign journalists representatives, government thanked the Israeli company, specifying that without eVigilo system, the number of victims would be in many times greater.

eVigilo Technologies acquired by many countries. Among eVigilo customers - Israeli rescue service and several European countries. By the way, Israel has more than 3,100 sirens and most of them are located in urban areas. The sirens are used, as a rule, to warn of air raids and missile strikes, if they endanger the civilian population, and saved more than one hundred lives.

"Warned - forearmed" - this principle is followed in Israel, they do not rely on the fact that the war border is far and missiles need time before they reach the city. As for Ukraine, we have the civilian population to rely on the speed of their own reactions and fortune.

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