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Bag for the first 72 hours

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Read thisThe 72 hours describes the period the bag is for, not a measured stock. AFAD says only enough drinking water for each family member, and the advice dates from 2019.

Turkey's disaster agency AFAD advises a disaster and emergency bag for the first 72 hours after an earthquake, until rescue teams arrive. It gives no daily amounts and no figure for a home stock.

“Deprem sonrası ilk 72 saatte, yardım ekipleri ulaşana kadar acil ihtiyaçlarınızı ve değerli evraklarınızı saklayacağınız bir Afet ve Acil Durum Çantası sizin ve sevdiklerinizin hayatını kurtarabilir.”

A Disaster and Emergency Bag, in which you keep your urgent needs and valuable documents for the first 72 hours after an earthquake until rescue teams arrive, can save your life and the lives of those close to you.

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

Every dated step

  1. 17 Aug 2025

    Restated3

    On the anniversary of the 1999 Marmara earthquake, AFAD's advice on family plans and an emergency bag for the first 72 hours was reported in the press.

    Karar ↗Press

  2. 12 Mar 2019

    First seen3

    AFAD page on preparing a disaster and emergency bag for the first 72 hours after an earthquake.

    AFAD ↗Official