IN PICTURES: World's biggest disaster simulation exercise takes place in Portsmouth

About 3,000 people took part in the world's biggest disaster simulation exercise in Portsmouth earlier this week.

The annual SIMEX Series exercise, which started in 2012, comprises a mix of live, simulation and command and control events in order to test both national and international emergency response mechanisms.

Disaster simultation in Eastney, Portsmouth May 15, 2018  Simex  Joint event run by university and RedR and Simex  Picture: Tom Cotterillplaceholder image
Disaster simultation in Eastney, Portsmouth May 15, 2018 Simex Joint event run by university and RedR and Simex Picture: Tom Cotterill

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