Normandy prefecture recommends a 72-hour emergency kit
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on La Nouvelle Tribune
Illustrative image · Julia M Cameron · Pexels · Licence PexelsThe Normandy and Seine-Maritime prefecture recommends that residents prepare a kit to last 72 hours in an emergency. It advises including water, supplies, a radio, a first-aid kit and important documents, according to a message it issued on 27 October.
The Normandy regional prefecture and Seine-Maritime prefecture recommend that residents prepare an emergency kit to last 72 hours. It issued the appeal on Tuesday 27 October with the message: “Don’t wait for an emergency”.
The bag should include drinking water, non-perishable food, a torch and a battery-powered radio, a first-aid kit with medicines, warm clothes and an emergency blanket. The prefecture also advises including a phone charger, cash, important documents, a spare set of keys, basic tools and games. The kit should enable people to stay at home while waiting for emergency services or to leave quickly if necessary.
The prefecture notes that power cuts can affect large numbers of people. On 13 February 2026, Storm Nils left about 450,000 households without electricity in the south-west, after affecting nearly 900,000 customers. A power cut also affected Lille and several municipalities in its metropolitan area on 25 June 2026. At the end of March, residents of Makhachkala, Russia, were without power for four days after flooding.
