Mobile alert system

MALLORCA has been included on a nationwide emergency alert system launched this week.

ES-Alert sends automatic warning messages to all mobile phones located within areas affected by emergencies or catastrophes such as earthquakes, forest fires or floods.

Local, regional and national administrations will contact a central coordination base with last-minute information on any major incident, with the service then collating the data and sending out the messages to residents.

This will provide users with detailed advice on what to do to stay safe, thus enabling the emergency services to act faster and more efficiently.

THE presence of Hollywood star Nicole Kidman in Mallorca last month filming her new series Lioness has brought more great news for the island.

Not only did the Australian icon grace the area with her professionalism and charisma, helping to put Mallorca on the map thanks to a series of videos and photographs uploaded onto her social networks with the tag ‘Loving Mallorca’, Kidman is also partly to thank for an exciting announcement made by the island council this week.

As a result of the surge in applications by major movie and series producers to film on the island, Mallorca Film Commission is planning to build the largest film studio in Spain, covering more than 5,000 square metres in Marratxí industrial estate and set to include a water filming tank and a wide range of services for filmmakers.

The idea is to create all the necessary conditions for major international film companies to extend their stay on the island beyond simply shooting open-air scenes, eliminating the need for them to travel to other cities for interior filming, set building, post-production and other requirements.

Construction is due to begin shortly, with the authorities hoping to open the installations in 2024.

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