NZ quake
Very sad to see the earthquake in Christchurch, NZ - hopefully there'll be a fundraiser in Canterbury at some point.
It was 112 Day last Friday emphasising one co-ordinated emergency number across the EU.
National numbers such as 999 tap into that for the EU – I think the NZ number is 111.
But there isn’t a standard non-emergency number: whether it’s a cat up a tree or info on an earthquake. Again specific local numbers would filter into that.
Discussions around 101 or 106 have faltered.
Surely there should be such a standard info number across the globe – along with text/web.
And these should be free from mobiles or phoneboxes which I don’t think they are at the moment.
"British nationals concerned about relatives or friends affected by the quake can contact 020 7008 1500."
It was 112 Day last Friday emphasising one co-ordinated emergency number across the EU.
National numbers such as 999 tap into that for the EU – I think the NZ number is 111.
But there isn’t a standard non-emergency number: whether it’s a cat up a tree or info on an earthquake. Again specific local numbers would filter into that.
Discussions around 101 or 106 have faltered.
Surely there should be such a standard info number across the globe – along with text/web.
And these should be free from mobiles or phoneboxes which I don’t think they are at the moment.
"British nationals concerned about relatives or friends affected by the quake can contact 020 7008 1500."
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