The 45th Wanan air defense exercise, which is planned to last 4 days, has started in Taiwan.
Air defense forces participated in the exercise, which was launched with air raid sirens across the island at 13:30 local time, according to the Taiwanese agency CNA.
INSTRUCTIONS TO “ENTER THE REFUGES”
In the exercise, which started in the north of Taiwan and lasted for 30 minutes, the people were asked to leave the streets and enter the shelters.
The island administration officials informed that the air defense exercise had started in a message sent to the mobile phones of some of the people.
Sun Li-fang, a Taiwanese senior military official, stated that the exercise was aimed at raising public awareness of emergency alerts.
Sun stated that in this way, the possibility of loss of life and damage in the event of an attack can be reduced.
The 45th Wanan air defense exercise is scheduled for 30 minutes in the central parts of Taiwan tomorrow, in the south on Wednesday and in the east on Thursday.
FINE PEOPLE VIOLING THE RULES
In the Wanan exercise, held annually in Taiwan, those who violate evacuation rules can be fined between $1,000 and $5,000. (AA)