Emergency (紧急情况) Numbers in Different Countries

Emergencies always happen every day in every country. What will you do if you meet with an emergency? If you don't know what to do, just remember some emergency numbers. When an emergency happens, stay calm (冷静的), take out your mobile phone, and call the emergency number you need. Different countries have different emergency numbers.

The USA

In the USA, remember to call 911 when you are in an emergency. The number 911 connects callers to emergency services (服务). It can tell the place of the caller's mobile phone.

The UK

In the UK, people call the number 999 when they are in an emergency. Each call centre has interpretation (翻译) services with 170 languages.

South Korea

The emergency number 112 is only for police in the country. Most of the telephone operators (接线员) speak Korean. But there are some operators who speak English, Chinese or Russian. They can offer better service for foreigners.

China

In China, 110 is a 24-hour emergency number. Each telephone operator answers 800 to 1, 000 emergency calls every day. Operators should work on an emergency call in 57 seconds. The police need to get to the scene (现场) in five minutes in cities. In the area which is far away from the town or city, it is 10 minutes.