Official advice
43 governments asking families to get ready
These are the official pages where each government tells its people how to prepare for power cuts, floods, storms and other emergencies. Kate's advice for each country comes from these.
The 27 EU countries
In March 2025 the European Union asked every member country to help people be ready to cope on their own for at least 72 hours. Read the EU's plan ↗
AustriaMinistry of the InteriorOpen their advice ↗BelgiumNational Crisis CentreOpen their advice ↗BulgariaFire Safety and Civil ProtectionOpen their advice ↗CroatiaCivil ProtectionOpen their advice ↗CyprusMinistry of the InteriorOpen their advice ↗CzechiaFire Rescue ServiceOpen their advice ↗DenmarkDanish Emergency Management AgencyOpen their advice ↗EstoniaRescue Board crisis adviceOpen their advice ↗Finland72 hours campaignOpen their advice ↗FranceGovernment risk adviceOpen their advice ↗GermanyBBK (Federal Office of Civil Protection)Open their advice ↗GreeceCivil ProtectionOpen their advice ↗HungaryDisaster ManagementOpen their advice ↗IrelandGovernment of IrelandOpen their advice ↗ItalyCivil Protection DepartmentOpen their advice ↗Latvia72 hours campaignOpen their advice ↗Lithuania72 hours campaignOpen their advice ↗LuxembourginfocriseOpen their advice ↗MaltaCivil Protection DepartmentOpen their advice ↗NetherlandsDenk vooruitOpen their advice ↗PolandGovernment Centre for SecurityOpen their advice ↗PortugalCivil ProtectionOpen their advice ↗RomaniaGeneral Inspectorate for EmergenciesOpen their advice ↗SlovakiaMinistry of the InteriorOpen their advice ↗SloveniaProtection and RescueOpen their advice ↗SpainCivil ProtectionOpen their advice ↗SwedenCivil Defence Agency (MCF)Open their advice ↗
16 more around the world
United KingdomGOV.UK PrepareOpen their advice ↗NorwayDSB, be ready yourselfOpen their advice ↗IcelandCivil ProtectionOpen their advice ↗SwitzerlandEmergency stockpile advice (BWL)Open their advice ↗United StatesReady.govOpen their advice ↗CanadaGet PreparedOpen their advice ↗AustraliaNational Emergency Management AgencyOpen their advice ↗New ZealandGet ReadyOpen their advice ↗JapanCabinet Office disaster preventionOpen their advice ↗South KoreaSafety KoreaOpen their advice ↗TaiwanMinistry of National DefenseOpen their advice ↗SingaporeSGSecureOpen their advice ↗IsraelHome Front CommandOpen their advice ↗UkraineState Emergency ServiceOpen their advice ↗MoldovaGeneral Inspectorate for EmergenciesOpen their advice ↗PhilippinesDisaster Risk Reduction CouncilOpen their advice ↗
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