Changhua Town Resilience Exercise: Disaster Prevention Alert Message Test to be Issued on 4/23
Changhua County will conduct its first town resilience exercise starting April 22nd, including a test of the disaster prevention alert message for evacuation on April 23rd at 9:30 AM. The test aims to verify the rapid dissemination of evacuation information via cell broadcast services.
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(CNA reporter Wu Zhehao, Changhua, April 20) This year's first town resilience exercise will take place in Changhua County on the 22nd. The county government stated that on April 23rd, at 9:30 AM, a "Disaster Prevention Alert Message Test for Evacuation and Shelter" will be issued for Changhua City, Lukang Town, Fuxing Township, Poyan Township, Xizhu Township, and Pitou Township.
To protect people's lives and property, strengthen local government disaster rescue operations during wartime, verify the capability of civil defense and disaster prevention systems to protect citizens, and enhance Taiwan's overall defense resilience, this year's town resilience (civil defense mobilization) exercise is being successively organized by Changhua County and 10 other municipalities and county governments starting from the 22nd, with the first exercise taking place in Changhua.
The county government issued a press release today stating that in order to respond to various disasters that occur or are likely to occur and require evacuation and shelter, the ability to rapidly transmit evacuation and shelter information to citizens' mobile phones via the disaster warning cell broadcast service is crucial. Therefore, on April 23rd, at 9:30 AM, a "Disaster Prevention Alert Message Test for Evacuation and Shelter" will be issued for Changhua City, Lukang Town, Fuxing Township, Poyan Township, Xizhu Township, and Pitou Township. Mobile phones (4G and 5G) of residents within the targeted areas will receive related test messages. The public is urged not to panic.
The county government explained that the disaster prevention alert message test is designed to ensure that in emergency situations, alert messages can be broadcast effectively via telecommunications operators to 4G and 5G mobile phones in designated areas, allowing the public to receive the latest disaster news in real-time and take appropriate response measures. (Editor: Chang Yachao) 1150420
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(CNA reporter Wu Zhehao, Changhua, April 20) This year's first town resilience exercise will take place in Changhua County on the 22nd. The county government stated that on April 23rd, at 9:30 AM, a "Disaster Prevention Alert Message Test for Evacuation and Shelter" will be issued for Changhua City, Lukang Town, Fuxing Township, Poyan Township, Xizhu Township, and Pitou Township.
To protect people's lives and property, strengthen local government disaster rescue operations during wartime, verify the capability of civil defense and disaster prevention systems to protect citizens, and enhance Taiwan's overall defense resilience, this year's town resilience (civil defense mobilization) exercise is being successively organized by Changhua County and 10 other municipalities and county governments starting from the 22nd, with the first exercise taking place in Changhua.
The county government issued a press release today stating that in order to respond to various disasters that occur or are likely to occur and require evacuation and shelter, the ability to rapidly transmit evacuation and shelter information to citizens' mobile phones via the disaster warning cell broadcast service is crucial. Therefore, on April 23rd, at 9:30 AM, a "Disaster Prevention Alert Message Test for Evacuation and Shelter" will be issued for Changhua City, Lukang Town, Fuxing Township, Poyan Township, Xizhu Township, and Pitou Township. Mobile phones (4G and 5G) of residents within the targeted areas will receive related test messages. The public is urged not to panic.
The county government explained that the disaster prevention alert message test is designed to ensure that in emergency situations, alert messages can be broadcast effectively via telecommunications operators to 4G and 5G mobile phones in designated areas, allowing the public to receive the latest disaster news in real-time and take appropriate response measures. (Editor: Chang Yachao) 1150420
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