For the first time since the Cold War the German government is advising citizens to stockpile food and water for use in a national emergency. Some opposition MPs said the new civil defence concept, to go before ministers on Wednesday, was scaremongering.

Read the BBC article from 22nd of August 2016 with a statement of Konstantin von Notz here: bbc.com/news/world-europe-37155060?ocid=socialflow_facebook&ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbcnews&ns_source=Facebook