Households urged to stockpile this much cash at home for 'Black Sky event'

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Households across the UK are being encouraged to stock up on essentials including cash in case of a national emergency such as a days-long power cut which could spark 'Black Sky…

Households across the UK are being encouraged to stock up on essentials including cash in case of a national emergency such as a days-long power cut which could spark 'Black Sky event' protocols.

The Department of Health and Social Care has prepared scripts to be broadcast over emergency 'Black Sky event' radio, a special emergency radio broadcast which the BBC will produce from a secret studio supplied with three days' worth of food, fuel and water in order to disseminate important public information in a national emergency situation where the internet is lost and power goes down.

It comes after Prime Minister Andy Burnham joined growing calls for the British public to be more prepared and resilient in case of emergencies in future. Households are being encouraged to 'take a few simple steps to stay prepared' if everyday services are temporarily disrupted, under updated advice published by the Cabinet Office.

Last month, the Cabinet Office said that households are being encouraged to 'take a few simple steps' to stay prepared if everyday services are temporarily disrupted, under updated advice.

The advice is the first stage of a three-year campaign to help households across the UK feel better prepared for events such as severe weather, which can occasionally affect services including power, water, phones and the internet.

The Cabinet Office said: "With storms last winter and the wildfires this summer showing how severe weather events can cause disruption to our everyday lives and impact the services we rely on, from phone signal to water and the internet, launching the campaign brings the UK into line with European peers who all run similar campaigns already."

The government’s UK Be Ready website linked to the information has a list of advice for all households in the UK to follow, and aims to get everyone to make sure they have some safety net in case of unforeseen national emergencies, just in case.

The site says: "Being ready for 3 days helps you manage while support…

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