Emergency alert drill will be sent to UK mobile phones – this is when

Emergency Warning Exercise will send a test message to mobile phones in the UK next weekend.

After the first in 2023, it will mark the second test of the National Emergency Warning System.

On Sunday, September 7, at around 15.00 hours, mobile phones connected to 4G and 5G networks will tremble and spread a siren sound up to 10 seconds.

Mobile phone users will also receive a message that clarifies that the warning is a drill.

In January, the government system used five times to publish real warnings to warn people in Scotland and Northern Ireland during Storm Eowyn.

Wales and about 3.5 million people in South-West England received a warning during Storm Darragh last December.

A 500 kg World War II bomb in a Plymouth backyard triggered a warning to about 50,000 phones in February last year.

Posts can be targeted for relatively small areas to detect people at risk.

In May 2024, approximately 15,000 phones were warned during the flood in Cumbria, and 10,000 people received a warning during the flood in Leicestershire in January this year.

The system is designed to be used in the most possible emergencies to influence the UK, and warnings will be transferred by playing the doors of television, radio and locally.

The Lancaster Duke of Chancellor Pat McFadden said: “On Sunday, September 7, we will perform a test of the Emergency Warnings system to ensure that it works when we need it most.

“It is a vital tool to keep the country safe when lives are drawn – and every minute is important.

“During Storm Darragh and Storm Eowyn, as I encountered millions of dangerous excessive air, I found how effective it was to get life -saving advice to the risk -risk communities.

“We do not use the system frequently, but like a fire alarm in your home, it is always waiting for us to move.”