UK households urged to prepare for emergencies and attacks

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 26 Oct, 13:19 · Archive

The UK government has launched a 'Be Ready' campaign urging households to stock emergency supplies and prepare for threats including extreme weather, cyber attacks and war.

The UK government has launched a 'Be Ready' campaign to encourage household emergency preparedness. Defence Secretary Wes Streeting is urging the public to prepare for threats including extreme weather, floods, wildfires, cyber attacks and terrorism. A new government website has been launched with an emergency kit checklist.

Households are advised to keep a three-day supply of emergency essentials at home, including cash, bottled water, tinned food, batteries, torches, nappies and pet supplies. The government suggests storing these items together in one accessible location. Streeting told the BBC that people should ask themselves whether they have what they need indoors should they lose access to online banking, experience a power cut, or face disruption to water supply.

Streeting told the BBC that 'there's no sugarcoating the fact that we do live in a more dangerous and turbulent world', whilst insisting people should remain 'alert not alarmed'. He previously called for a 'whole society approach' to strengthen national resilience. The New York Post reports that Streeting wrote in the Telegraph of the need to prepare for potential war, warning that adversaries' capacity to attack could increase significantly by 2030 and stating the UK has 'a little over 1,000 days' to be ready with allies. However, the campaign is presented as preparation for any emergency, including natural disasters and everyday service disruptions.

How it is being reported

• UK families told to stock up on emergency supplies — and be ready for war"There's no sugarcoating the fact that we do live in a more dangerous and turbulent world," warned Wes Streeting, the UK’s defense secretary.New York Post · 26 Oct, 13:10
• UK households urged to prepare for emergencies and ‘attacks’ in new government guidanceWes Streeting is urging the public to prepare for extreme weather, cyber attacks, and warThe Independent · 26 Oct, 07:30

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