Four US states hit by 911 call outages - BBC News

There were temporary issues in Nevada, Nebraska, South Dakota and Texas overnight; the cause is unknown.

3 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesBy James FitzGeraldBBC NewsPeople in four US states were left unable to make 911 calls on Wednesday night after widespread system issues.

Many services have now been restored after reports that lines went down for call centres across Nevada, Nebraska, South Dakota and Texas.

Federal officials have previously warned that the move to digital systems by emergency services has brought with it the risk of cyber-attacks.

But a cause of last night's problems has not yet been given.

In Las Vegas, Nevada, issues were reported for several hours before police said services had been restored shortly after 22:00 local time (04:00 GMT).

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