Quake Drills: EMERCOM launches disaster readiness operations outside Moscow

Russia's Emergency Ministry staged a massive demonstration of how they deal with an earthquake measuring nine-points on the Richter scale. The scenario that was gamed-out for the drill included fallen buildings, chemical spills, a derailed train and even a downed passenger plane. To deal with such a catastrophe over 1,200 rescuers were deployed, some arrived on quads or parachuted from the sky while others arrived on horseback.