Power outage
What to do right away and how to last longer.
- Check whether it is just your home: look at the fuse box and ask the neighbours.
- Switch on the battery radio and follow the authorities, the municipality and public radio.
- While water still runs, fill the bathtub and canisters and do the laundry if you can.
- Open the fridge as little as possible and eat what spoils first. The freezer stays cold longer.
- Unplug appliances so the power surge does not damage them. One lamp left on tells you when power is back.
- When power returns, recharge your phone, power banks and batteries at once. Another outage may follow.
- Use a torch or head torch, candles only under supervision. Never run a generator indoors.
- Offer neighbours a place to charge and check on older people and those living alone.