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European government outage sparks calls to prepare for emergencies

Original: Governments are telling their citizens to prepare. All at once. In just 10 days: • Oct 21 – Government websites across E

Government websites across Europe went offline after security flaws were found in PHP, knocking out 32 UK services, and the UK government followed up with a 'Be Ready' campaign urging households to stock three days of food and nine litres of water per person. The back-to-back events have fuelled speculation online about why governments are simultaneously telling citizens to prepare.

Why now: The coincidental timing of a major outage and official preparedness campaigns has driven speculation and concern across multiple countries.

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• Governments are telling their citizens to prepare. All at once. In just 10 days: • Oct 21 – Government websites across Europe pulled offline after AI-found flaws in PHP. 32 UK gov services went dark. • Oct 22 – UK launches "Be Ready": 3 days of food, 9 litres of water per · OMApproach · 1.9K

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