It’s that time again: On Thursday, 14 September, sirens will be tested all over Germany—as every year on the second Thursday in September. Starting at around 11 a.m., sirens will sound, digital information boards will be tested, and warnings will be issued via radio, television and the mobile phone service Cell Broadcast or (if it is installed on the mobile phone or smartphone) a warning app such as NINA. The system checks whether everything is working. An all-clear should be given at around 11.45 a.m.—except for Cell Broadcast. In an emergency, warnings can be issued for local dangers such as a major fire, floods or contaminated drinking water, but also for war.
Especially for refugees, information is available not only in German but also in Ukrainian, Arabic and English. Links to the flyers:
Arabic: https://www.amt-warnow-west.de/wp-content/uploads/Flyer-Gefluechtete-Arabisch-DRUCK.pdf
Ukrainian: https://www.amt-warnow-west.de/wp-content/uploads/Flyer-Gefluechtete-Ukrainisch-DRUCK.pdf
English: https://www.amt-warnow-west.de/wp-content/uploads/Flyer-Gefluechtete-Englisch-DRUCK.pdf
German: https://www.amt-warnow-west.de/wp-content/uploads/Flyer-Gefluechtete-DRUCK.pdf
Further information at https://www.bbk.bund.de/DE/Warnung-Vorsorge/Bundesweiter-Warntag/bundesweiter-warntag_node.html
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Auf Rathäusern und Bürgerämtern finden sich heute noch Sirenen. Foto: tünews INTERNATIONAL / Martin Klaus.
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