Bern wants to increase alert channels during disasters

In Switzerland, sirens are regularly tested. But we are not immune to hiccups. In July 2023, some sounded by mistake in the middle of the night, in Lausanne, due to a technical failure. This year, at the same time, Vaudois and Valaisans woke up in panic, after hundreds of alarm sirens were triggered by mistake, during a “mute” test. Rebelote a month later, in Lausanne, because of an act of vandalism.