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What the published preparedness guidance says, and how to interpret it.

Published supply target72 hours / 3 days
Guidance scopeNational
Editorial review2026-11-10
01 / OFFICIAL INSTRUCTIONS

What households are asked to do

Keep an accessible emergency bag above flood risk. Include no-cook food, drinking water, a radio, torch, medicine, first aid, warm clothes, cash and copies of documents. The published kit lists 6 litres of water per person for the kit; this is not a full washing allowance.

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PRACTICAL CHECKLIST

Prepare your household

All item categories in the ministry’s 72-hour kit, with storage and renewal instructions.

Source dates

Published 12 August 2024; updated 25 September 2026.

Editorially checked: 10 November 2026. A recent review does not make an older document a new warning.

How to use the guidance

  1. Keep the kit easy to reach and above potential floodwater, rather than in a cellar.
  2. Refresh and complete it annually; adapt it for staying home or leaving quickly.

Food and water

Lighting and information

Personal essentials

The checklist covers the scope stated above. Quantities from different countries are not interchangeable: drinking-only, cooking, hygiene and carry-bag allowances differ. Tick marks are temporary and are not sent to us.

Equipment mentioned in official lists still needs appropriate use: outdoor-only combustion equipment stays outside; respiratory filters must match the hazard. Follow current local instructions and the full source documents.

Original sources & reuse

Licensed article text is available below, separately from our original English checklist. This does not imply endorsement.

Read the licensed original article text

French ecological-transition ministry. Source published 12 August 2024, updated 25 September 2026. French article text reproduced under the ministry’s Etalab 2.0 reuse terms; video, poster, images and navigation excluded. Formatting adapted.

Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 · Retrieved 10 November 2026. Source date: Published 12 August 2024; updated 25 September 2026.

Coupures d’électricité, de gaz et d’eau courante, routes impraticables : lorsqu’une catastrophe majeure survient, les premières 72 heures sont souvent les plus éprouvantes. Pourquoi préparer un kit d'urgence ? Préparer un kit d'urgence 72h en amont permet si nécessaire, de rester chez soi en sécurité dans l’attente des secours. Il peut également être utile en cas de départ précipité. Risque d'inondation : préparez votre kit d'urgence 72 h Consulter la vidéo (Durée : 1 minute) Comment préparer un kit d'urgence ? Où stocker son kit d'urgence ? Le kit d'urgence 72h doit être placé dans un endroit facile d’accès pour être récupéré le plus rapidement possible, tout en étant hors de portée de l’eau. Il ne faut par exemple pas le stocker dans une cave ou en sous-sol. Quels éléments composent un kit d’urgence 72h ? Eau potable en quantité (6L par personne en récipient scellé) Nourriture non périssable et ne nécessitant pas de cuisson Lampe de poche avec piles ou à dynamo Couteau de poche ou ouvre-boîte Bougies avec allumettes ou briquet Chargeur de téléphone portable Lunettes de vue (paire de secours) Radio avec piles, avec des piles de rechange Trousse médicale de premiers secours Un double des clés Les photocopies des papiers d’identité Les médicaments De l’argent liquide Des vêtements chauds Jeux pour occuper le temps... A quelle fréquence faut-il renouveler son kit d'urgence ? Vous pouvez compléter et renouveler votre kit chaque année.

02 / ATTRIBUTED CONTEXT

War, disruption & other explanations

The ministry explains the kit in terms of major disasters, difficult first days and disrupted utilities or roads. The kit can support staying home or leaving quickly.

Editorial assessment

A preparedness checklist establishes what people are encouraged to do. It does not, by itself, establish the probability, cause or date of a future crisis. No additional independently sourced theory has been added to this profile.

03 / SOURCE WATCH

Updates & source history

Baseline profile published 10 November 2026. Substantive changes will be dated and linked to their original source.

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