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3 days (emergency kit)

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Read thisThe figure is for an emergency kit, and the 2025 leaflet says it should be easy to carry. Neither document states a whole-home reserve.

A Cypriot family emergency plan published in 2026 tells people to build a kit with food and supplies for three days. A Civil Defence leaflet from 2025 lists the most important supplies for 72 hours.

“Build a kit with food and supplies, for three days”

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The figure over time

Days over time, from the first date we can document. Yellow marks a range.

Every dated step

Jun 2026
Restated3
Family Communication Emergency Plan, P.I.O. 41/2026, in English and Greek, advises a kit with food and supplies for three days. The month comes from the files' own details.
Press and Information Office ↗Official
3 Mar 2026
Restated
The Ministry of Interior was reported as urging people to prepare an emergency bag, with no day count.
To Vima ↗Press
2 Mar 2026
Restated
Civil Defence guidance on what an emergency bag should contain was reported in the press, with no day count.
Omega ↗Press
30 Mar 2025
Restated3
The Civil Defence spokesman told a newspaper that the 72-hour standard was right, calling it an international standard of good practice.
Cyprus Mail ↗Press
Mar 2025
First seen3
Civil Defence leaflet on the most important supplies for 72 hours, for an easily carried kit. The date comes from the file's own details.
Cyprus Civil Defence ↗Official