British Mum Packed Emergency Bag In Case Chinese Rocket Debris Hit Earth

A British mum living in Italy packed an emergency bag in case Chinese rocket debris hit her house, saying she is 'living a nightmare'.

Daniele Visone, whose family still live in Merseyside, said that she was told there was a possibiity that the debris could hit her region, so decided to make sure she was prepared.

The rocket, which Chinese state media said landed in the Indian Ocean last night, weighed 18 tonnes, and is one of the biggest items to have an uncontrolled re-entry to the planet's atmosphere.

Daniele, 36, said that local media expected the rocket to hit last night, and so packed the bag in case she had to move into the basement, saying she's 'never experienced anything like this before'.

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Speaking to the Liverpool Echo, Daniele said: "It feels very stressful, especially with the kids. If I was on my own that's fine but we will see how it goes."

Daniela added: "Around 23.30pm my sister from Rome sent me and my family the alert that she saw on the TGCOM24 - it's the equivalent of the BBC News.

"Something went wrong with the missile from China and now the midsouth of Italy is under alert because pieces of the missile will drop like bombs from the sky."

She said that she was advised to stay inside and away from windows and doors, in her home in Abruzzo, near Rome.

Just in case, Daniele decided to pack her emergency bag so that she could take it down into her basement if debris did start to hit her local area.

She packed toilet paper, nappies, disinfectant, wet wipes, towels, spare clothes and toys to keep the children entertained.

She has also made sure she had snacks and drinks including bread, water, biscuits, brioche and juice.

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She said: "To be honest this is like stuff we see on TV and I can't believe I am actually living this nightmare.

"First Covid now this what else is coming up? The walking dead is the only thing we are missing out.

"I will be preparing an emergency bag in case something goes wrong also with two kids it definitely won't be a fun time. Fingers crossed we won't be affected."

The Long March 5B rocket, which was launched on 29 April, re-entered the atmosphere at 3.24am UK time, with most of it destroyed.

The point of impact was somewhere southwest of Sri Lanka and India, although as yet there is no confirmation of exactly where.

Topics: UK News

Amelia Ward

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