What is dialing 112

We therefore advise you to directly call the emergency number for urgent police assistance. At this moment it is not possible to directly contact foreign emergency centres from India. Nor is it possible to call the emergency rooms of the Indian emergency centres from abroad. When you call an emergency number, you are redirected to the nearest emergency centre.

When you call in India, depending on where you are, you thus get an operator on the phone from the emergency centre in the region where you are at that moment. When you do wish to contact an emergency centre in a region you are not yourself, you can try to do this best through a contact person for instance a family member or acquaintance who is in that region. When you call the emergency number , your call can be recorded or saved.

Emergency calls are recorded in order for the persons in charge of emergency stations to be able to listen to these calls again, and help people in need even better. For this reason, recorded phone calls can be saved for one year. What is ? Why ? When dial was already in use? What is a Panic Button? And how it is related to ? Is a free number? Can I call with my mobile phone? What language should I speak when I call ? Can I call in place of as well?

When can I call an emergency number? When you call an emergency number, you are redirected to the nearest emergency centre. When you call in Europe, depending on where you are, you thus get an operator on the phone from the emergency centre in the region where you are at that moment. When you do wish to contact an emergency centre in a region you are not yourself, you can try to do this best through a contact person for instance a family member or acquaintance who is in that region.

Emergency calls are recorded in order for the persons in charge of emergency stations to be able to listen to these calls again, and help people in need even better. For this reason, recorded phone calls can be saved for one year. In principle, the emergency number can always be reached. If you have to wait a while before having an operator online, please stay on the line and wait. Do not put the receiver down, to avoid being put back at the end of the queue.

Operators handle most calls quickly, but you may have to wait a while if several people are calling at the same time. However, it is never totally excluded that may sometimes be unreachable and that you do not hear any ring tones or announcements. In this case, there are several options available to you. Try to reach with another device fixed or mobile. It may be useful to use another telephone operator Orange, Proximus, Telenet. If necessary, ask neighbours and bystanders to help you and call You don't have any other device at hand and you call from your mobile?

Try moving a few meters or turning around and try again. If you can still call, but the emergency number is unreachable for example, if you hear a busy tone or error message directly , try calling , the emergency number for police assistance. In emergency situations where the and emergency numbers are temporarily unavailable because of technical problems, three mobile numbers can momentarily be activated for each province, so that you can always reach the emergency centers.

These numbers are only activated for the outage duration and are therefore out of service in normal circumstances. What is ? Where is available in Europe? What to do when dialling ? Stay calm. If possible, make the call yourself.

If you can, make the call yourself. No one can explain the situation better than you. Wait until the operator answers your call. State your name, what happened, who is involved and indicate your location.

If something changes, inform again. If the situation changes, for better or for worse, call again and report it. Can I help raise awareness? Abuse or misuse is registered and may lead to criminal prosecution. Abuse of is a criminal offence. The police will track down anyone who calls for reasons other than those for which it was intended.