Sirens make loud sounds in Austria on Saturday. This is a test for the civil defense. People check 8399 sirens in all of Austria. Almost all sirens work well. Only 56 sirens are broken. That is a very small number.
In Carinthia there are 892 sirens in the test. 880 sirens work well. In Styria people test 1278 sirens. There are only 6 broken sirens. In Vienna only 1 single siren does not work.
There are 3 important sounds in the alarm. The first sound is the warning. It is a long sound for 3 minutes. It means danger is here. People must turn on the radio or the television.
The second sound is the alarm. It is a howling sound for 1 minute. It means people must look for safety. The third sound is the end of the warning. It is a sound for 1 minute. It means the danger is gone.
People also test cell phones. The system name is AT-Alert. Many people get a text message. The message goes directly to the cell phone. This helps in big danger.
