When I first visited this country back in 2007 - it really unnerved me - it was quite alien to hear as a British person - although I know my Mum and Dad's generation heard similar sirens during the second world war! It was a little scary. Now when I hear it - it makes me feel very comforted and glad to know it is in place as a cautionary measure for us as citizens.
Apparantely there are over 4,000 of these sirens in place over The Netherlands and some have been adapted to enable voice messages to be broadcast over them depending on what kind of disaster ensues.
Our nearest amplifier is in our local shopping center.
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