The UK will be testing the terrifying ‘Armageddon alarm’ in a few weeks, causing thousands of people’s phones to flash and set off alarms.
- Millions will see their phone vibrate and an alarm sound as a warning of danger
- The system is designed to warn people if there is a ‘danger to life’ nearby
The UK is set to test a terrifying ‘Armageddon alarm’ within weeks that will cause thousands of people’s phones to flash and set off alarms.
Millions will hear an alarm sound from their phone and receive warning text messages as part of testing the government’s new emergency alert system.
The system is designed to warn people if there is a “danger to life” nearby, and impending tests will focus on flooding and extreme weather conditions.
The owner of the phone will then receive details of the emergency along with advice on what to do and how to seek help.
Labor has been pushing for the system for more than a decade and ministers have promised to introduce it since 2013.
Millions will hear an alarm sound from their phone and receive warning text messages as part of testing the government’s new emergency alert system.
Labor Shadow Paymaster General Fleur Anderson said the trial was “long overdue.”
The government had also promised in August last year to launch it in October.
Cabinet Office Minister Kit Malthouse revealed at the time that the new scheme would allow the government to “warn people much more fully” about imminent dangers such as floods, storms, bushfires or terrorist attacks.
The National Resilience Framework published by the government in December said the system would be launched in “early 2023”. But so far there have only been local tests in Reading.
The Labor Party’s shadow paymaster general, Fleur Anderson, said the trial was “long overdue” and the government has been “hit and miss in preparing for emergencies”.
“This saga has gone on too long and has left our country far behind in keeping the public safe,” he was quoted as saying. Sunday’s mirror.
He added: ‘Labor have a plan for a more resilient Britain to ensure that the government is alert to the threats facing our country.
A government spokesperson said: ‘Emergency alerts will be a vital tool in helping us better respond to emergencies, both nationally and locally.
‘We have worked closely with the emergency services to develop this and carried out extensive testing before its national launch. We hope to update shortly.
MailOnline has contacted the government for further comment.
