The Luxembourg Government has begun sending out unannounced monthly texts of the network of sirens.
As part of the overhaul of the alert and information system for the population, the government has been carrying out, since May 2022, monthly tests of the network of sirens, the GouvAlert application and by sending an SMS to alert to the population located in a determined area.
As announced at the beginning of June, the tests of zonal alert SMS will no longer be announced in advance, which will put mobile network operators in a real situation in the face of an event that arouses the imminent and spontaneous alert of the population.
Therefore, the unannounced test of the zonal alert SMS took place on Tuesday 27 June 2023, in the territory of the municipalities of Beaufort, Bech, Berdorf, Betzdorf, Consdorf, Echternach, Fischbach, Heffingen, Junglinster, Larochette, Nommern, Reisdorf, Rosport-Mompach, the Ernz Valley and Waldbillig.
The authorities recalled that only people whose mobile phones were connected to a mobile phone base station in the aforementioned area at the time the alert was issued received the following SMS: “LU-ALERT / ALERTE TEST / NO ACTION REQUIRED / NO ACTION REQUIRED / KEINE HANDLUNG ERFORDERLICH / INFOS: GD.LU/LU-ALERT».
Additional information and frequently asked questions are available on the website: https://mint.gouvernement.lu/fr/dossiers/2022/lu-alert.html.
