The Canary Islands Government is planning to test its emergency warning system, ES-Alert, in Gran Canaria on September 26th between 10am and 12pm local time. While the exercise will be focused on Gran Canaria, authorities warn that people in Tenerife and Fuerteventura could also receive alerts due to mobile phone antenna range.
Holidaymakers staying in Gran Canaria are warned that they could receive an alert on their mobile phones next week as the government plans to test its emergency warning system. The exercise will be carried out on Thursday, September 26 between 10am and 12pm local time.
According to the Canary Islands Government, most mobile phones with a data connection will have the ability to receive the civil protection alert, with devices operating Android version 11 or higher, or iOS version 15.6 or higher having the option activated by default.
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