Yesterday morning an earthquake drill was held in the greater Mexico City area. I left my apartment and walked over to the World Trade Center to watch the drill. At 11 AM the sirens began to sound. There were also special instructions given over loudspeakers for the World Trade Center.
Outside of the World Trade Center there are meeting points at which people are supposed to gather according to floors.
If you worked in an office on the upper floors of the building, I don't see much sense in trying to leave the building. You cannot use the elevators to evacuate during an earthquake, and there is no way you can go down forty plus flights of stairs in the minute or less of warning that you would have in the case of a real earthquake. I would think that you would simply find the safest place (under a desk perhaps?) and trust the building's structural integrity. The World Trade Center withstood the major quake in 2017 with only minor damage.
Customers and employees of the restaurants and stores at the World Trade Center gathered outside.
Guests and employees of a nearby hotel
Workers at office buildings on Insurgentes Avenue headed out to the street.
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