North Rhine-Westphalia: State-wide test alarm: almost 5600 sirens should howl

Düsseldorf (dpa / lnw) - For a nationwide test alarm, almost 5,600 sirens are to be heard in North Rhine-Westphalia in the coming week. This was announced by the NRW Interior Ministry in Düsseldorf on Tuesday on request. The so-called warning day was postponed last March because of the Ukraine war. It should now be made up for on Thursday (September 8th). Then the warning apps should also be tested. The nationwide warning day will take place on December 8 this year.