RIGA, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- Latvia and Lithuania held a joint civil protection drill on Tuesday to test cross-border evacuation of residents from Siauliai, Lithuania, to Kekava municipality, Latvia, under a simulated military threat, Latvia's State Fire and Rescue Service said in a statement.
The planned exercise simulated the voluntary evacuation of Lithuanian residents as a precaution. It focused on how Latvian authorities would receive evacuees, how agencies in the two countries would share information, and how they would coordinate support after people arrived.
Kekava municipality served as the host, with activities scheduled at and around Balozi Secondary School.
It was the second field exercise under MassMovement, a joint project within the Interreg Latvia-Lithuania program. The first drill, held on Nov. 5, tested evacuation in the opposite direction, from Latvia to Lithuania. ■
