IN PICTURES: World's biggest disaster simulation exercise takes place in Portsmouth

About 3,000 people took part in the world's biggest disaster simulation exercise in Portsmouth earlier this week.
By The Newsroom
Published 17th May 2018, 16:06 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 08:31 BST
Disaster simultation in Eastney, Portsmouth May 15, 2018 Simex Joint event run by university and RedR and Simex Picture: Tom CotterillDisaster simultation in Eastney, Portsmouth May 15, 2018 Simex Joint event run by university and RedR and Simex Picture: Tom Cotterill
Disaster simultation in Eastney, Portsmouth May 15, 2018 Simex Joint event run by university and RedR and Simex Picture: Tom Cotterill

The annual SIMEX Series exercise, which started in 2012, comprises a mix of live, simulation and command and control events in order to test both national and international emergency response mechanisms.

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