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Interceptor launch in Red Sea port city of Eilat triggered by false alarm, says Israeli military

During the more than three-month Gaza war, Eilat has been the target of long-range missile and drone launches by Yemen’s Houthis who, like the Palestinian militant group Hamas, are Iranian-aligned. The Israeli military said on Thursday that the sounding of sirens in the southern resort of Eilat and the launch of an interceptor missile over the Red Sea were a …

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1 year ago

Tennessee residents say tornado sirens failed to sound ahead of storm that killed six

The Independent

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Officials in Tennessee have been facing questions after tornado sirens allegedly failed to sound to …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Sirens in Sevastopol as Ukraine ramps up attacks on Crimea

Al Jazeera

Ukraine’s strategy to quell Russia’s control of Crimea and the Black Sea requires patience, says Zelenskyy. Kyiv’s forces have struck a Russian air base on the peninsula and the Black Sea Fleet command post in Sevastopol, as Ukraine seeks to weaken Russia’s control over the water. The “illusion” of Russia’s domination of Crimea and the Black Sea had been shattered, …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Germany retests its emergency warning system but Berlin’s sirens don’t sound

Associated Press

BERLIN — Warning messages sounded on cellphones and alarms blared across Germany as part of a nationwide test of the emergency alert system Thursday, but in Berlin the sirens stayed quiet. The latest “warning day” was conducted after an embarrassing flop in 2020, when the country held its first such test in 30 years and many civil defense sirens around …

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1 year, 4 months ago

California town of Paradise deploys warning sirens as 5-year anniversary of deadly fire approaches

Associated Press

PARADISE, Calif. — California residents driven from their homes by one of the deadliest wildfires in recent history had one request before they would rebuild in the small mountain town of Paradise: warning sirens to bolster town emergency systems that failed some people before the fast-moving inferno that killed 85. The town’s protocol says the sirens and messaging will sound …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Maui’s emergency services chief resigns after facing criticism for not activating sirens during fire

Associated Press

LAHAINA, Hawaii — The head of the Maui Emergency Management Agency resigned abruptly Thursday, a day after saying he had no regret about not using sirens to warn residents of wildfires that devastated the historic seaside community of Lahaina and killed at least 111 people. “We were afraid that people would have gone mauka,” Andaya said, using a Hawaiian word …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Schools reopening, traffic moving again in signs of recovery from Maui fires that killed 110

The Hindu

Public schools on Maui started the process of reopening and traffic resumed on a major road in signs of recovery a week after wildfires demolished a historic town and killed at least 110 people, while the head of the island's emergency agency said he had “no regret” that sirens weren't sounded to warn people about the encroaching flames. “There’s still …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Schools reopening, traffic moving again in signs of recovery from Maui fires that killed 110

Associated Press

LAHAINA, Hawaii — Public schools on Maui started the process of reopening and traffic resumed on a major road in signs of recovery a week after wildfires demolished a historic town and killed at least 110 people, while the head of the island’s emergency agency said he had “no regret” that sirens weren’t sounded to warn people about the onrushing …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Russia may target Ukraine with 100 missiles; Govt urges citizens not to ignore air raid sirens

India TV News

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine, which has been facing the brunt of Russian attacks for the past 14 months, has issued an emergency alert nearly in all cities of the country amid reports of multiple missile attacks on the already war-torn nation. According to a report by The Kyiv Independent, Ukraine's Presidential Office head Andrii Yermak said air defence is at work …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Air raid sirens sounded in Kyiv, Russia urges Ukrainians to evacuate

India Today

Air raid sirens were sounded in Ukraine's capital city of Kyiv earlier today as the Russian military offensive entered its fifth day. Posters condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin were also spotted across central Kyiv. Peace talks begin Russian state media reported that peace talks between high-level delegations from Russia and Ukraine have begun at the Belarusian border. On Sunday, Russian …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Ukraine-Russia War: Air raid sirens cut through morning calm in Kyiv after invasion | Listen

India Today

Air raid sirens were sounded in Ukraine's capital Kyiv earlier today as Russia announced military operations in the eastern part of the country. Civil defence sirens pierced the calm surrounding the capital city as the country woke up to a gray, drizzly morning and a Russian invasion. Despite several warnings of an imminent attack in the weeks leading up to …

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Interceptor launch in Red Sea port city of Eilat triggered by false alarm, says Israeli military

Tennessee residents say tornado sirens failed to sound ahead of storm that killed six

Sirens in Sevastopol as Ukraine ramps up attacks on Crimea

Germany retests its emergency warning system but Berlin’s sirens don’t sound

California town of Paradise deploys warning sirens as 5-year anniversary of deadly fire approaches

Maui’s emergency services chief resigns after facing criticism for not activating sirens during fire

Schools reopening, traffic moving again in signs of recovery from Maui fires that killed 110

Schools reopening, traffic moving again in signs of recovery from Maui fires that killed 110

Russia may target Ukraine with 100 missiles; Govt urges citizens not to ignore air raid sirens

Air raid sirens sounded in Kyiv, Russia urges Ukrainians to evacuate

Ukraine-Russia War: Air raid sirens cut through morning calm in Kyiv after invasion | Listen