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72-hour emergency bag

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Read thisA grab bag, not a home reserve. The 72-hour wording appears on a September 2024 infographic. The disaster agency's December 2024 infographic gives no hours.

A 2024 government infographic describes a Bug Out Bag with supplies to last 72 hours, promoted to people in flood-prone areas. We found no whole-home figure. In October 2026 the national disaster agency told people to prepare an emergency bag and not to stockpile.

“Bug Out Bag atau BOB adalah beg yang mengandungi barang-barang keperluan untuk bertahan selama 72 jam ketika menghadapi krisis bencana atau keadaan yang tidak dapat dielakkan”

A Bug Out Bag, or BOB, is a bag containing the necessary items to last for 72 hours when facing a disaster or an unavoidable situation.

Printed in an image, so transcribed by eyeRead at the source ↗

The figure over time

03710142025202626 Sep 2024: 3 days
Days over time, from the first date we can document. Yellow marks a range.

Every dated step

  1. 30 Oct 2026

    Restated

    The disaster agency's director general says to buy only what is needed and to prepare an emergency bag in advance. No number of days is given.

    The Star ↗Press

  2. 3 Dec 2024

    Restated

    The National Security Council posts a disaster agency infographic urging flood-risk households to prepare an emergency bag. It gives no number of hours.

    National Security Council (MKN) and NADMA ↗Official

  3. 26 Sep 2024

    First seen3

    The National Security Council posts an infographic describing a Bug Out Bag with supplies for 72 hours. This is the earliest figure we read.

    National Security Council (MKN) ↗OfficialWeak baseline