UK government urges households to stockpile emergency supplies
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The UK government launched the "Be Ready" three-day preparedness campaign, urging households to stockpile bottled water, non-perishable foods, wet wipes, torches and cash to enhance national resilience against extreme weather and cyber attacks. Resilience expert Eastop noted the UK lags behind Nordic countries in disaster preparedness. The campaign recommends households keep enough supplies in the kitchen to last three days.
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UK government urges households to stockpile emergency suppli
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- UK households
- Action：
- stockpile emergency supplies
- Object：
- bottled water, non-perishable foods, wet wipes, torch, cash, medication
- Occurred (fact side)：
- Oct 23, 00:00
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- Oct 23, 21:30
- First seen (known side)：
- Oct 23, 21:40
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The UK government's "Be Ready" campaign advises all households to keep at least three days' worth of bottled water, non-perishable food, wet wipes, a torch, and cash to prepare for potential disruptions from severe weather and cyber attacks. Disaster planning expert Professor Lucy Easthope said this preparation helps emergency services cope, noting that having extra medication for 48 hours can prevent immediate reliance on emergency pharmacists. Defence Secretary Wes Streeting stated the advice aims to improve "national resilience" generally, not based on any "particular piece of intelligence," and is linked to the increasing frequency of extreme weather due to man-made climate change.
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