Overview

• Mexico City's risk agency will hand out 3,500 emergency backpacks across 66 housing complexes in Cuauhtémoc, Venustiano Carranza, Benito Juárez, Tláhuac, Iztapalapa, Iztacalco, Azcapotzalco and Coyoacán.
• Health authorities frame the backpack as support for the first 72 hours after a major event when access to services may be difficult.
• Recommended basics include bottled water, nonperishable food, warm clothing, first-aid kit, necessary medicines, flashlight, AM/FM radio with batteries or crank, cash, spare keys, a whistle and copies of vital documents in print and on USB or cloud.
• Lists call for tailoring kits with formula, baby food and diapers for infants, regular medications for older adults, and a blanket, leash, dish, ID and food pouches for pets.
• CONDUSEF estimates a basic kit at roughly 1,335 pesos, and civil protection advises keeping one in an easy-access spot at home plus another at work or in a vehicle.