Latvian Ministry of Defence together with mobile service operators and the State Fire and Rescue Service plan to sent notification text messages to residents between the 7th and 8th of September as part of exercises, as reported by the ministry.
As part of AMEX 2022 exercise, text messages will be sent to clients of LMT, BITE and Tele2 mobile service providers between 08:00 and 20:00 local time.
The point of this measure is testing the early warning system in Latvia.
Residents will receive text messages from Sargs.lv with the following content: «Attention, notification check! Find out how to act in an emergency at www.sargs.lv/72h. Ministry of Defence.»
Once residents receive the text message, it is recommended to study the 72h pamphlet to find out what they should do in an emergency situation.
As part of Latvian National Armed Forces military exercises Namejs 2022, the Ministry of Defence will organise AMEX 2022 exercise to test the readiness of state institutions for military and hybrid crises.