Madeira's Civil Protection service announced on Tuesday that it would test a preventive SMS alert system. The message goes to every phone in the region during the afternoon. The test comes as the island braces for a red weather warning linked to Depression Charles.
Alert Goes Out in Two Languages
Civil Protection made the announcement at a press conference. The test message was due to go out during Tuesday afternoon, sent to all mobile phones present in the region.
The text appears in Portuguese for national numbers and in English for foreign numbers, so visitors on the island also receive the warning.
Public Information Line Opens for the Storm
Alongside the SMS test, authorities are setting up a public information line. It will run through the bad weather period to answer questions from the public.
The test comes as IPMA, Portugal's weather service, has a red alert in place for Madeira's south coast and mountains. It runs from Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, with gusts of up to 140 km/h forecast in the highlands.
Source: dnoticias.pt
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