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Personalise quantities for your household. Official figures — such as 3 litres of drinking water per person per day — are labelled separately from planning suggestions.
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Three days of simple household readiness
The UK Government’s Be Ready campaign encourages households to manage for about three days while support reaches those most in need. You do not need to do it all at once, and many useful steps cost nothing.
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The British Red Cross has explained that the three-day advice is about coping with short disruption to electricity, water, communications, transport or shops — not about preparing for a major disaster or stockpiling.
Source: Be Ready; British Red Cross.