Delhi rehearses massive emergency drill

Delhi is rehearsing a massive emergency drill on Wednesday to check its preparedness if a big earthquake should strike.

At 11.30 AM on Wednesday, a siren announced the beginning of a massive emergency drill to evaluate the city's preparedness for an intensive earthquake.

On trial today are government agencies, emergency forces, and hospitals. The idea is to measure the response to an earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale.
Delhi is located in a high-risk seismic IV zone. Experts have been sharing their concerns about unplanned development and questionable infrastructure.
50,000 volunteers will stage rescue operations at colleges, malls, hospitals and metro stations.

The Delhi government's own estimates say nine out of every 10 buildings in the city are at risk of moderate or significant quake damage.
Experts have been sharing their concerns about unplanned development and questionable infrastructure.
Six metro stations were closed for more than 30 minutes and traffic in parts of Central, South and North Delhi was diverted to allow ambulances and fire engines to move through.