There are currently over 58,000 bomb shelters -- including those both above and below ground -- across Japan designed to accommodate people for one to two hours. The capacity is enough to cover 140% ...

The safest places during a storm are interior, windowless rooms on the lowest level of your apartment building. If possible, ...

Japan is undergoing a profound shift from postwar pacifism to proactive civil defence, building a nationwide shelter network ...

Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi was in Ukraine today as part of the ongoing efforts of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to help prevent a nuclear accident during the military ...

With Ukraine under relentless attack, one company is offering a new kind of protection: a steel shelter that can be installed ...

In Lisbon, three underground stations will remain open 24 hours a day to provide shelter from the heatwave. This decision ...

Many of the residents are aspiring youth who believe that underground dwelling is just ... years has been organizations converting empty shelters into community centers. Faccilongo has encountered ...

The Nordic nations are embracing the concept of total defense, mobilizing the whole of society to defend against military and non-military threats, including asking ordinary people to have enough food ...

Repairs are also currently underway on 20 existing underground shelters at schools in the region. However, Fedorov says more are still needed. "In order to cover the needs of the region ...