US EditionSpain, Portugal blackout shows need to have a survival kit ready, says EU
- Spain, Portugal, and parts of France experienced a large-scale power blackout earlier this week causing widespread disruptions.
- This blackout revealed gaps in Denmark's emergency preparedness which currently operates under the sector responsibility principle.
- Officials from Denmark and Portugal stressed the need for crisis plans and advised populations to maintain survival kits containing essentials like food, water, and battery-powered radios.
- Bjarne Nigaard cautioned that Denmark could experience severe disruption akin to the recent widespread blackout in the Iberian Peninsula if it does not improve its readiness.
- Authorities call for improved crisis management, redundant communication networks, and public readiness to mitigate risks from natural or human-induced outages.
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“The blackout confirmed our philosophy of life, we have been ready for years”: notes from an impostor among ‘preppers’
My greatest fear is to witness the end of the world. From a young age, the apocalypse makes me as attractive as paralysis. Whoever knows me knows of my recurring dreams: to watch a massive tsunami wave immobile to the point of swallowing on the shore, to be isolated by an earthquake crack that shows the core of Earth or to see a sky invaded by missiles while listening to the beeps of a countdown are just some of my dream plots since I am aware.
Where did you get the blackout? 27% at work, 16% on the street... and the biggest concern was the freezer.
There was no fear among the citizens, although twice the population is now betting on having a survival kit / One in three found out on the radio and almost everyone had problems with the phone Read
Survivor kit surge after blackout: radios, flashlights and external batteries fire their price
Spain recovers little by little from the historic blackout that affected the country last Monday and left the entire Iberian Peninsula without light. Moments of uncertainty, a lot of tension were experienced and it became clear that we must be prepared for this kind of unexpected events despite the fact that the president of Spanish Electrical Network (REE), Beatriz Corredor, ensures that the Spanish electricity system is the "best" in Europe. I…
Spain, Portugal blackout shows need to have a survival kit ready, says EU
The massive blackout that hit Spain and Portugal has highlighted the need to have a survival kit ready for the first hours or days of an emergency, and some cash, the EU's top official for crisis prevention said on Wednesday.
EU recommends survival kits after power outage in Iberian Peninsula: "Cash, water, food"
The massive power outage in Spain and Portugal highlighted the need for a survival kit for the first hours or days in an emergency situation, the European Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management, Hadja Lahbib, insisted on Wednesday, quoted by Reuters.
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