Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu announced that a nationwide earthquake drill would be held on the 23rd anniversary of the Düzce Earthquake. With this exercise, it was tested whether different systems across the country would work in an integrated manner. The exercise was held at 18:57, the time of the earthquake.
The exercise does not seem to have been very successful according to the social media posts. Because many people state that they do not receive messages as mentioned. It is stated that while the sirens are almost never used in order to avoid panic in the society, the announcements are also weak. Let’s take a look at the reactions of social media together.
Some people complained that there was no message
Some people saw the situation as trolling
Some people complained of loneliness
Some people panic
Some people felt excluded
Some people stated that they were very unfamiliar with the situation.
Some people are generally disappointed
Some people were able to participate in the exercise.
There were even more notifications.
How to turn on emergency notifications?
If emergency notifications are not allowed on your phone, you should turn on such drill notifications or actual emergency notifications that we hope will not be needed at all. What you need to do to turn on your notifications is quite simple.
How to turn on Vital Alert Notifications on iOS devices?
If these notifications, which are turned on by default on iPhone and Apple Watch, are turned off;
- go to settings
- Go to Notifications
- Swipe all the way to the bottom of the screen
- Find the Vital Alert Notification option. If it’s off, turn it on by tapping the button on the side.
How to turn on Vital Alert Notification on Android devices?
- Open the Settings app
- Choose notifications
- Tap on wireless emergency alerts
- Choose how often and what alerts you want to receive.
To turn on emergency SMS:
- Go to settings from the Messages (SMS) app
- Select the other settings option in the menu that appears.
- Select the cell broadcast on the screen that opens
- Go to the select channel section and go to my channels heading
- Select add channel
- Give any name as the channel name and enter the channel number as 112.
- Select the enable channel option at the bottom.