AUSTRALIA:Residents of Sydney, Australia are being urged to keep survival bags at their homes and workplaces in the event of a terrorist attack or natural disaster.
The advice issued by city authorities also tells people "you can carry your cat in a pillowcase" during an evacuation and tells them to turn off their gas and electricity.
The backers of the Let's Get Ready Sydney campaign said it was a responsible promotion designed to prepare residents for unforeseen civil emergencies, including a terrorist attack.
However, Chris Hill, the city's deputy mayor, asked: "Where are we supposed to go with our Go-Bags? With our current public transport problems, the roads would be clogged in minutes."
He also suggested the campaign smacked of a government fear campaign in the run-up to the general election, due in a few months.
