Summary
With nearly one in three Los Angeles County residents unable to fully read and understand English, the region must do more to prepare immigrant communities for catastrophes, city leaders said Monday at the close of Emergency Preparedness Month.
Too often, disaster preparedness officials and nonprofits rely on English-language materials and training to get residents ready for an emergency. Some agencies are increasingly translating materials into Spanish, but there are hundreds of other languages spoken in L.A.See the full content of this document
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County Is Not Prepared for Disaster
"Natural disasters and other tragedies strike without concern for language abilities," said Los Ang...
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