On October 1st from 11:00 to 11:30, the National Early Warning and Notification System (NEWS) and the BG-Alert system will be tested.
Through the acoustic devices of the NEWS, the “National Alarm Signal“ and “National End of Alarm Signal“ will be broadcast on the territory of the cities: Sofia, Burgas, Varna, Kardzhali, Montana, Pazardzhik, Pleven, Plovdiv, Ruse, Smolyan, Vratsa, Stara Zagora; in municipalities in the districts of Vidin, Pernik and Yambol; in settlements in a 30 km zone around the “Kozloduy“ NPP.
The BG-Alert system will distribute a test message on the territory of the entire country, containing text in Bulgarian and English. Test messages are subject to management in the settings of mobile devices.
To receive them, users must activate the “Test Signals“ channel via the device menu.