Not only earthquakes, floods and other catastrophes: It alertthe national public alarm system now operational, has entered into operation today 25 April to alert citizens about the Greetings to Pope Franciswith the closure of Square San Pietro in Rome scheduled at 5 pm in view of the funeral scheduled tomorrow 26.
The Civil Protection Department The event considers a situation of disorder and potential danger to citizenship: for this reason the cell phones of many residents have rang with the sound of the alarm and shown the classic image of the national alert system.
What is it alert
It alert It is the national public alarm system experimented in the past now under operation that warns citizens of a potential danger, through a rather powerful intermittent sound and a message on the mobile phone containing the reason for the alert.
Once received, the message appears on the screen, temporarily blocking all the other features of the phone, but to restore them, simply touch the notification to confirm the reception and that point the message disappears from the screen and is kept between the notifications of emergency notices, if expected.
So far we knew that the emergency situations for which the IT-ALORT notification was related to Natural disasters or serious accidents with repercussions on public healthlike:
Because IT ALERT gave the alarm today April 25, 2025
Many citizens, presumably residing in Rome or in neighboring areas, today have frightened the sound of the alarm, fearing one of the reasons shown above.
But in reality nothing of all this: it is “only” theLast farewell to Pope Franciswho died on the morning of Easter Monday 21 April and for which the funeral are scheduled for tomorrow 26 April.
The Civil Protection Department The event considers one disorder situation and of potential danger to citizenship and for this reason he deemed it appropriate to send the alarm.
