{"id":172652,"date":"2023-03-19T13:46:07","date_gmt":"2023-03-19T13:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=172652"},"modified":"2023-03-19T13:46:07","modified_gmt":"2023-03-19T13:46:07","slug":"brits-will-from-today-get-armageddon-alerts-on-their-mobile-phones-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/brits-will-from-today-get-armageddon-alerts-on-their-mobile-phones-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Brits will from today get 'Armageddon alerts' on their mobile phones | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
BRITS will from today get \u201cArmageddon alerts\u201d on their mobile phones.<\/strong><\/p>\n The Mayday system has been set up to warn of disasters, such as floods, hurricanes and earthquakes.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It is due to be tested across the UK on Sunday April 23 \u2014 St George\u2019s Day \u2014 when no action will be required.<\/p>\n Ministers decided to set up the system in the wake of Covid because it cost a small fortune to send texts to people\u2019s phones warning about the pandemic.<\/p>\n The alerts will be used very rarely \u2014 when there is an immediate risk to people\u2019s lives.<\/p>\n A loud siren will sound for up to ten seconds and your phone will vibrate. <\/p>\n The emergency message will appear on your home screen detailing the alert and may include telephone numbers or website links containing further information.<\/p>\n Most risks are localised, so some people may not receive one for months or years on end.<\/p>\n Other countries, including Japan and the US, already have their own SOS text systems.<\/p>\n Senior Cabinet minister Oliver Dowden said: \u201cWe are strengthening our national resilience with a new emergency alerts system. It will revolutionise our ability to warn and inform people who are in immediate danger, and help keep people safe.<\/p>\n <\/picture>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAs we\u2019ve seen in the US, and elsewhere, the buzz of a phone can save a life.\u201d Alerts have already been trialled in East Suffolk and Reading, Berks.<\/p>\n Mark Hardingham, who chairs the National Fire Chiefs Council, said: \u201cWe look forward to having the facility here in the UK.\u201d<\/p>\nMost read in The Sun<\/h3>\n
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