Dresden tested its electronic sirens with a test alarm.
The city administration announced on Wednesday that the 210 plants distributed throughout the city should warn the population in an emergency.
In keeping with International Disaster Prevention Day, the sirens sounded for twelve seconds in the city at 3 p.m.
Dresden - The sirens are tested four times a year - the next test alarm is planned for January 12th.
According to the information, not only signal tones but also speech announcements can be sent via the warning system.
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The Saxon state capital has one of the most modern siren warning systems in Germany, it said.
It was built after the flood of the century in 2002. "The recent floods in the district of Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains, the Ahr Valley and in North Rhine-Westphalia have shown that there are always events that require rapid warning and comprehensive information to the population" , said mayor Detlef Sittel.
Thanks to the emergency power supply, the sirens work for up to 48 hours without being connected to the public power grid.
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