Dubai Police stage drill to test ability to respond to emergencies at Expo 2020

Exercise held at 7am on Thursday

DUBAI, DECEMBER 02 2020: Aerial general view of the Sustainability Pavilion at Expo 2020 site (Photo by Dany Eid/Expo 2020)

The Dubai Expo will open its doors in four months. Expo 2020 Dubai

Jun 03, 2021

Dubai Police carried out a drill to test their ability to respond to an emergency at the Expo 2020 site.

They said the exercise was at 7am on Thursday and aimed to check the "preparedness of concerned security bodies".

#Attention | Dubai Police to carry out strategic drill at Expo Area today at 7:00 a.m. The emergency drill aims at checking preparedness of concerned security bodies.
— Dubai Policeشرطة دبي (@DubaiPoliceHQ) June 3, 2021

In April, Dubai Police General Headquarters and Expo 2020 Dubai Office carried out a large drill that involved 72 teams from various local and federal security sectors.

The exercise was designed to test the force's rapid response capabilities.

It is now four months until the Expo opens its doors.

Engineers are supervising final structural work on pavilions before the event begins on October 1.

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The Sustainability pavilion. The 130-metre wide canopy, called Terra, features 1,055 solar panels which will generate 4GWh of alternative energy per year, enough electricity to charge more than 900,000 mobile phones.