The deputy prime minster blames technology for mentioning a Slovenian ski resort in a message.
A translation blunder that saw a Slovenian ski resort mentioned in the Welsh version of the emergency alert test has been blamed on autocorrect.the test message read "eraill yn Vogel" instead of "eraill yn ddiogel"Vogel has no meaning in Welsh, as there is no letter V in the alphabet. But it is a ski resort and German for bird.The message appeared on the home screens of mobile phones and tablets at 15:00 BST, accompanied by a loud siren-like sound lasting about 10 seconds.
He told MPs: "An online system made a small autocorrect, rendering one word in the Welsh test message incorrect."How a child's phones helped smash a trafficking gangMr Dowden has said one in five compatible mobiles did not get the alert, with the Three network having a problem supporting multiple messages, which meantMr Dowden called the test successful, saying it was, "the largest simultaneous public message in UK history".
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