On Thursday, sirens, cell phones and loudspeakers ring in Germany: It's warning day.
This time, however, not nationwide.
The alarm overview.
Kassel – On Thursday (March 14th) it will be loud in parts of Germany.
The warning day is approaching, alarm mechanisms are being checked for functionality.
At 11 a.m. sirens will ring in many places, cell phones will beep and some even loudspeaker trucks will drive through the streets.
The next nationwide warning day will take place on September 12th, the last nationwide warning day was on September 14th, 2023.
Warning day on March 14th: Where are the sirens wailing?
Alarm especially in Bavaria and North Rhine-Westphalia
Where will there be warnings on March 14th?
Bavaria and North Rhine-Westphalia in particular are taking part in the campaign, where nationwide warning days have been declared.
In other federal states it is likely to remain largely silent, but individual cities can join the test alarm.
The city of Munich did it the other way around: While it gets loud all over Bavaria at 11 a.m., it remains quiet in the state capital.
According to press releases from the state governments, 9,650 sirens in Bavaria and 6,150 in North Rhine-Westphalia will sound on the warning day in March.
In addition, warning apps (Nina, Katwarn, Biwapp) and cell broadcast trigger, but warning methods such as display boards, radio and TV should also be used.
In North Rhine-Westphalia, loudspeaker trucks were even announced that would drive through the streets at 11 a.m.
“Warning must reach everyone in the country”: Reul announces “Radau” on warning day
"Practice makes perfect.
So we can only avoid a catastrophe if one wheel meshes with the other.
We learn something new every year.
And make adjustments where we can improve,” said Interior Minister Herbert Reul in a statement.
And adds: “The warning must reach everyone in the country.
That's why we're making a big racket on the nationwide warning day using cell phones, sirens, loudspeakers and much more to really wake up all 18 million people in North Rhine-Westphalia."
(moe)