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A widespread outage has affected 911 emergency phone lines across multiple states, including Nevada, South Dakota, and Nebraska, leaving authorities scrambling to restore service and urging the public to use alternative numbers for emergencies.
Cities as prominent as Las Vegas, as well as entire states like South Dakota, along with locales in Texas and Nebraska, have all reported the outages. Administrative numbers have been provided as alternatives for citizens to contact emergency services.
🚨#BREAKING: There’s a Major 911 outages hitting the entire state of South Dakota and becoming nationwide
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In Las Vegas, where the outage commenced at 7 pm local time, no estimated time for service restoration has been provided, leaving residents and officials alike in a state of uncertainty.
Authorities are cautioning against testing the 911 phone lines, emphasizing the need to focus efforts on restoring service. Nearby Henderson, Nevada, is also experiencing a similar outage, amplifying concerns about emergency response capabilities in the region.
Del Rio, Texas, has also been affected by the outage, prompting police to urge residents to utilize landlines instead. However, reports indicate that even emergency mobile numbers are failing to connect to call centres, further complicating the situation.
In the midst of the outage, police departments have emphasized the importance of using alternative numbers provided for emergency assistance. While some areas have reported that text messages to 911 are still functional, others suggest utilizing mobile devices to call 911 and wait for a callback.
Though South Dakota and Nebraska share a connection, Las Vegas, located hundreds of miles away, faces a distinct challenge in restoring emergency services.
The outage underscores the critical reliance on 911 systems for public safety and the need for robust backup measures to ensure continuous access to emergency assistance during unforeseen disruptions. Authorities are working diligently to resolve the issue and restore full functionality to emergency services in the affected areas.
