Around 2:30 p.m. this Sunday Civil Protection sent a notice to the citizens of the Community of Madrid through the mobile phone alert service. The message - "due to the extreme risk of storms (...) do not use your vehicle if it is not strictly necessary and stay at home - arrived at the terminals accompanied by a beep that has generated surprise to many citizens and conversation on social networks .
A journalist who worked at La Sexta and now at Á punt has shared how the whistle has even made its way live on La Sexta Noticias. Also on Cadena SER several journalists from Carrusel Deportivo have been surprised by the sound:
The Civil Protection message also asks the citizens of the Community of Madrid to only call 112 in the event of an emergency and to be attentive to subsequent information updates. Here you can follow the storm in Madrid and the effects of DANA throughout Spain live.
The Madrid City Council closed all municipal parks, tunnels that have alternatives and municipal facilities this Sunday, according to the Madrid Emergency Service. They have stressed on their social networks the importance of prevention: “If you have to take the car, DO NOT cross flooded sections.”
