Responsible or panicked? Meet the people around the world already preparing for crisis

BBC World31 October 2026, 01:32 UTCUnited States of America

Filter straws to a disposable toilet - people in the US, Japan, Sweden and Netherlands on what's in their emergency stashes.

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