Welcome to the Isle of Wight Resilience Challenge, part of the National Digital Twin Programme.
Due to the severity of our situation, Isle of Wight Emergency Services have requested your team’s support in investigating a potential disaster unfolding in Newport as we speak. Your findings will directly impact how they manage these developing events.
Are you up for the challenge? Can your team work together and help Island residents?
Thank you for answering the call and stepping up to face a difficult challenge that will test your ability to gather, manage, filter and analyse information, before making decisions about how we can resolve this critical situation.
Your job is to look at the area impacted, understand what is in the danger zone and how we could mitigate any impact a “worst case” scenario could have on it. We need to understand about the people and the infrastructure that could be affected. The different types of people, requirements, and factors. The various infrastructure sectors and how they have deep interdependencies reaching across the whole island.
This morning whilst excavating the foundations on a construction site next to the Medina Bridge in Newport, the engineers discovered what they believe to be an unexploded WW2 bomb. The initial inspection identifies it as an SC1000. Due to the location and local geology a 600m radius evacuation zone has been declared.
Emergency services have been called in to evacuate the area and control the situation. But they need your help. Please watch the briefing video below and await further alerts.
Once local Emergency Services acquire new information, they will add various updates below. Please consider these in your overall brief and how you approach the incident.
Stay calm as the situation develops and work together with your team.
You can use any resource on the internet to help your investigation.
Misinformation can negatively impact your investigation. Check carefully!
Our team is here to help and guide you. Listen to them carefully.
This investigation will uncover a lot of information. Stay organised.
If you're feeling stuck, ask one of our experts for a second opinion.
We are collating live news reports & articles related to the disaster into the below feed. Please check back periodically to see if any new articles are available. They may help your investigation.
Watch the latest newsflash from Sandy, our reporter based in Newport – currently live from outside of a local power station
Watch the latest newsflash from Sandy, our reporter based in Newport – currently live from Hunny Hill, where the flood waters
At 12:00 today, a bomb prematurely detonated at a construction site in Newport, triggering a series of events impacting the whole
The Isle of Wight faces significant traffic disruption following the closure of Medina Way Bridge and junctions of A3020 and A3054.
An unexploded German WW2 bomb has been uncovered on a construction site adjacent to the historic Medina Way Bridge in Newport.
In a stark wake-up call, experts warn that our very existence teeters on the brink of disaster as infrastructure crumbles.
In our interconnected world, the functionality of infrastructure systems plays a crucial role in maintaining societal stability.
Please use the below resources during the second day of our Resilience Challenge.
Our team has prepared a range of Google Earth Files to aid you in your investigation. You can download them below. Please refer back to the video briefing if you get stuck.
We have prepared a list of websites to aid your investigation. Please use these as you see fit and remember that at the end, you’ll need to present your findings to our Resilience Challenge Panel.
Are you feeling stuck? You can get a second opinion or advice from one of our experts. Explore the options and use the form below.
Social Media
Since these events unfolded, our team began monitoring the hashtag #NewportIOW. To aid your investigation, we will issue periodic updates with the latest posts from local residents.