An important event took place on the 23rd and 24th May in Warsaw – the first of four Trials in the DRIVER+ project. And Euronews was there to film it all. The four-minute video will be broadcast on Euronews during w/c 18th June and will be available on the Euronews Futuris and DRIVER+ websites.

DRIVER+ Trial 1 provided a practical demonstration of the potential of a Common Operational Picture (COP) approach at the European level with both tabletop and field-based components. A major incident was simulated, based on a real incident, in which a highly toxic mud-like liquid flooded a large area, resulting in 15 fatalities and a further 200 people injured by the chemical inundation.

Find out more about the DRIVER+ Trial 1 on the DRIVER+ website.