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Vienna’s earthquake risk is real. This new app helps residents prepare

From Der Standard · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Austria’s Civil Protection Association has developed an app called Ziva, which the Interior Ministry describes as Europe’s first civil protection app.
  • DER STANDARD tested the app after it was presented with Interior Minister Gerhard Karner and association president Andreas Hanger.
  • The app showed that the risk of an avalanche in Vienna’s Ottakring district is nonexistent.

Vienna’s earthquake risk may be real, but the new civil protection app Ziva offers residents a way to check local hazards and prepare for them.

The Civil Protection Association developed the app, according to information from Austria’s Interior Ministry. The ministry describes it as Europe’s first civil protection app. DER STANDARD tested the tool after its presentation on Monday alongside Interior Minister Gerhard Karner and association president Andreas Hanger, who is also an ÖVP member of Austria’s National Council.

One test produced a reassuring result for the publication’s author, who described himself as a Vorarlberg resident living in Vienna. Ziva confirmed that the risk of an avalanche in Ottakring was nonexistent.

The article presents the test against the broader warning that Vienna faces a genuine earthquake risk. Its opening message is direct: the danger is real, and the new app is intended to help people prepare.

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Originally published by Der Standard in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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