The Netherlands is preparing for a major emergency scenario known as the "black phase", where supermarkets become emergency supply centers in the event of war, a massive cyber attack or a nationwide power outage.
Supermarkets are equipped with backup generators and stocked with essential food items so people can still buy their necessities if normal services are interrupted.
The purpose of this program is to ensure that every resident of the country is within a 15-minute drive of an emergency supermarket.
Those preparations are being scrutinized by the Department of Agriculture after a cyber attack on supermarket giant Albert Hagen showed just how vulnerable food supplies can be during a crisis.
The Netherlands is preparing for a major emergency scenario known as the "black phase", where supermarkets will be converted into emergency supply centers in the event of war, a large-scale cyber attack or a nationwide power outage.
Supermarkets are equipped with backup generators and stocked with essential food so people can still buy their necessities if normal services are cut.
The goal of the program is to ensure that every resident of the country is within a 15-minute drive of an emergency supermarket.
Following the cyber attack on the supermarket giant Albert Hein, which showed how vulnerable the food supply can be during a crisis, these preparations are being examined by the Ministry of Agriculture.