Phone line usage jumps up during disasters because of people trying to confirm the safety of themselves or others. This can obstruct emergency phone calls, such as 110, 119.

灾难后电话的使用量会因人们确认自己或他人的安全而激增，使得拨打紧急电话，如110和119变得困难，所以请避免拨打不必要的电话。

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They had lower rates of hospital admission and emergency room usage.

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State officials urged consumers to reduce usage and scrambled to find more power sources after their declaration of a Stage Three emergency went into effect early Thursday evening.

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California power officials had declared a Stage Two electrical emergency for the fourth day in a row on Thursday, asking residents to turn off Christmas lights during peak usage times.

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