Starting tomorrow, emergency messages will arrive on smartphones throughout Italy, even though there is clearly no need to worry. In Campania, on September 12. This is an IT-Alert test: the message will not be shown to everyone on the same day.
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What time will the emergency notification arrive (no need to worry)
In any case, it is worth clarifying that, as has already happened previously, the notification will arrive around 12 o'clock, obviously on smartphones that are turned on and have a telephone connection.
What is the IT-Alert message for?
As for the reason for this message, it refers to a test of the national emergency system, also designed to make people aware of how the service works. The final goal is to use everything to make the population aware of "major emergencies or catastrophes that are imminent or in progress".
Here are the details, region by region.
When will the IT-Alert message arrive, depending on the region
September 12: Campania, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Marche.
September 14: Piedmont, Puglia and Umbria.
September 19: Basilicata, Lombardy and Molise.
September 21: Lazio, Valle d'Aosta and Veneto.
September 26: Abruzzo, Liguria and the Autonomous Province of Trento.
October 13: Autonomous Province of Bolzano.
For the rest, the Civil Protection has indicated that the dates indicated could possibly be subject to variations "in the event that the regional civil protection systems were to be engaged in activities for any alerts that were to be in place on those days or for emergency situations".
For the rest, if you are looking for more information, you might want to delve deeper into the official portal of IT-Alert.
Article published on 10 September 2023 - 08:49