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Siren on the roof: There were some breakdowns during the nationwide test alarm (symbol image)
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Sirens that didn't howl.
Warning messages that arrived too late or not at all: A lot went wrong on the first nationwide warning day.
The Federal Ministry of the Interior described the test alarm as "failed".
The reason for this was a technical problem.
The processes would be "comprehensively processed".
On the first nationwide warning day, sirens and other warning systems should actually be triggered across the country at eleven o'clock, the all-clear should only be given 20 minutes after the test warning.
Among other things, the test warning should take place via radio and television as well as warning apps such as the Nina or Katwarn application.
But that didn't work out as planned.
The Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Aid (BBK) distributed an official hazard report in the morning, but about half an hour later than planned.
The warning message arrived on the smartphones with a significant delay.
The trial all-clear followed around ten minutes later.
"The system couldn't cope with that"
BBK President Christoph Unger blamed various control centers on Südwestrundfunk for ensuring that the warning apps did not receive the warnings in time.
"You didn't stick to the agreements," he said.
It was planned that the Federal Office would operate the warning apps from Bonn and not the federal states or municipalities.
Almost at the same time, however, about 30 other warning messages were issued.
"The system couldn't cope with that."
The responsible authorities declared that they now wanted to learn the lesson from the mistakes.
Saxony-Anhalt's Ministry of the Interior pointed out that the warning tag "expressly" serves to identify and optimize processes.
"We learn from such difficulties," said Brandenburg's Interior Secretary Uwe Schüler (CDU).
In Brandenburg, the large number of all existing 2250 sirens were triggered.
In some places, however, it remained calm.
Student pointed out that there is no longer a comprehensive siren network there.
Accordingly, an expansion of the network should be examined.
According to the state interior ministry, not all 3200 sirens in Saxony triggered the test alarm.
An evaluation should take place in the coming days.
"Makes me think as Interior Minister"
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania drew a largely positive balance.
Interior Minister Lorenz Caffier (CDU) announced that the state was well prepared.
The control centers of the districts and independent cities could therefore be informed as planned.
"As Interior Minister, the fact that the federal warning did not reach all areas makes me think," he said, however, about the difficulties at the federal level.
The Berlin Senate Administration explained to the nationwide problems that the BBK was responsible for triggering the alarm.
The Senate Administration emphasized that it had "no influence on today's release".
In advance, Unger had described the warning as an "extremely important aspect of civil protection".
On the one hand, the warning procedure should be put through its paces with the alarm.
On the other hand, as many citizens as possible should be informed about the warning.
According to a decision by the Conference of Interior Ministers, the nationwide warning day is to take place on the second Thursday in September.
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