In order to provide people with advice on what to do in the event of a conflict or other significant problems, two of the newest NATO members have recently updated their disaster survival manuals. The conflict between Ukraine and Russia is currently raging in Europe, and the life guides have been updated.
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Sweden and Finland, according to CNN, have both joined NATO in recent years. Recently, both NATO users have been giving out updated success guides to their members.
The life books, which are being distributed to millions of households across Sweden and Finland, explain how people can get ready for war, power outages, mass communication, and extreme weather events.
The updated emergency guidance provides citizens of Sweden and Finland with instructions on how to develop food from home and stockpile bottled water and other necessities, how to keep medications, baby food, and diapers, how to leave in the event of a crisis, how to talk to children about war and other crises, how to support resilient members in the community, how to prevent bleeding, how to handle anxiety, and how to care for pets during emergencies.
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The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency ( MSB ) reports that the government of Sweden began mailing the” Om krisen eller kriget kommer ( If crisis or war comes )” brochure to roughly five million households on November 18. The updated brochure, according to CNN, marks the fifth printing of the survival manual that first appeared during World War II. The MSB stated in a statement obtained by CNN that the most recent version places a “greater emphasis on preparing for war.”
” In recent years, the state of the world has significantly worsened.” War is being waged in our vicinity. Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent. Terror threats, cyberattacks, and disinformation campaigns are being used to undermine and influence us”, the , MSB said on its website. ” To resist these threats, we must stand united and take responsibility for our country”.
Last week, the country’s updated emergency instructions were also made available via the country’s Ministry of the Interior. Eriikka Koistinen, director of communications for Finland’s Ministry of the Interior, said,” The idea of preparing for crises may cause anxiety and fear. Thought about the risks and threats also increases a person’s and community’s resources.
Noway and Denmark previously gave their citizens updated crisis instructions earlier this year, according to CNN.
