Residents in coastal areas of Cyprus will receive test CY-ALERT notifications on Tuesday as part of an international earthquake and tsunami preparedness exercise.
The Civil Defence said the alerts will be sent between 11:00 and 15:00 through the exercise/test channel, as part of NEAMWave2026.
People whose devices are enabled to receive test alerts may receive more than one notification during the exercise.
Alerts are only part of an exercise
Civil Defence stressed that the messages are exclusively for testing purposes and are not related to an actual emergency.
There is no reason for concern, and residents are not required to take any action after receiving the notifications.
Testing emergency preparedness
The NEAMWave2026 exercise is based on an earthquake and tsunami scenario.
According to Civil Defence, its purpose is to test early warning procedures and strengthen the preparedness and coordination of the relevant authorities.
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