When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...

The public were being urged to expect an emergency alert sound on their mobile phones this afternoon. The alert caused devices to vibrate and let out a 10-second siren-like sound, even if it was ...

A 10-second siren will sound on millions of UK mobile phones this year as part of a test of the government's emergency alert system. The alert, for which a date hasn't yet been revealed ...

Another said: "Did anyone get one of those government emergency text alerts on their phones about 5 minutes ago? Man I nearly had a heart attack. "I was expecting the worst, WWIII was happening.

Over a million people got an emergency alert sent to their phones tonight as Ireland braces for Storm Eowyn. The Red Alert storm is being described as a multi-hazard event, with the potential to ...

In this planned event, millions of phones will simultaneously emit a siren sound and vibrate for around 10 seconds to mimic an actual emergency scenario. Launched in 2023, the emergency alert ...

Myriad problems have plagued Los Angeles County’s alert system as wildfires torch America’s most populous county. But the ...

Millions of phones will blare with the sound of a 10-second siren again later this year when the Government issues another test of its ‘Armageddon alert’ system. The Emergency Alert System ...

The nationwide Emergency Alert System (EAS), which sends alerts through mobile phones, will be tested later this year. The EAS causes phones and tablets to vibrate, read the alert aloud and emit a ...

AN "ARMAGEDDON alert" will override millions of Brits' phones nationwide and trigger ... Previous test messages have read: "This is a test of Emergency Alerts, a new UK government service that ...

A 10-second siren will sound on millions of UK mobile phones this year as part of a test of the government's emergency alert system. The alert, for which a date hasn't yet been revealed, was announced ...