False alarm: Swiss siren goes off a day early

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If the sirens sound in case of emergency, the smartphones should soon also vibrate – even without an alarm app.

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Around 5000 sirens are crying this Wednesday throughout Switzerland. This annual test is to show if the sirens are reliably alarming.

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We show in which realistic scenarios it would actually be triggered – and why it is indispensable even in the digital age.

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The traditional sirens test will take place on Wednesday, February 4, and around 5000 sirens will sound throughout Switzerland between 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. This will also be an opportunity to check the delivery of messages via the Alertswiss app.

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At 13:58 a siren alarm was triggered in Suhr near Aarau. It was a false alarm, as Alertswiss reported. There was no danger.