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Siren-based warning systems fulfill an important role in flood warning

Source(s): HÖRMANN Warnsysteme
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More and more people live due to climate change in danger of losing their lives to floods or landslides. Timely evacuation can save lives. This requires civil defense concepts with siren-based warning systems. Sirens provide reliable warning even in the event of a power failure and enable. The video shows how such a warning chain works and how sirens are integrated. 

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