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By Gemma Middleton •
Updated: 30 Oct 2024 • 6:31 • 1 minute read
A Civil Protection Alert was delivered to mobile phones across the region of Valencia this evening (Tuesday, October 29th) warning people that the current weather situation could worsen and to avoid all travel. The message is also accompanied by an alarm that will continue until the message has been read.
The Spanish SMS alert system
Spain’s civil protection authority has an alert system that will notify the public via SMS and an accompanying audio alarm regarding major disasters and imminent or ongoing emergencies throughout the territory the phone is located in, even if the handset is silent. Known as the ES-Alert Emergency Warning System, part of the European Emergency Number Association (EENA) the aim is to keep people safe and updated.
This is the Civil Protection Alert people in the Valencian region have received this evening.
The civil protection alert that was sent to mobile phones across the Valencian region this evening
The English translation is as follows: (It is also written in Valenciano)
Due to heavy rains, as a preventive measure, all types of travel should be avoided in the province of Valencia to prevent road collapse. Please stay alert for future updates through this channel and official sources, X @GVA112 and Apunt or call the Emergencies 112 for the Valencian Community. (emergency calls to 112 made in the Valencian region will go directly to the 112 Valencian emergency services.)
The SMS has panicked some people but there is no cause for alarm
Many individuals have taken to social media platforms to express their concerns after receiving one of these Civil Protection Alerts, and some have reported that the audio alarm (described to sound like an air raid siren!) hasn’t turned off even after reading the message. There is no need to panic. The message is not a warning of impending danger and is to advise you on how to keep yourself safe, stay up to date on the situation and who to contact in an emergency.
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Written by
Gemma Middleton
Gemma is a content writer, teacher and screenwriter who has lived in Spain for 16 years. She’s now enjoying her time as an ’empty nester’
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