Check your countries government travel website. They provide a wealth of information regarding who to contact in an emergence in addition to travel, documentation requirements, security alerts and other travel information for counties worldwide.
TIP: Write down your government's and family's contact details and carry them with your passport in case you lose your phone or power goes down and you are unable to reach them digitally.
The Australian Government provides
24 hour consular assistance.
+61 2 6261 3305 from overseas
1300 555 135 from within Australia
+61 421 269 080 for SMS
The New Zealand Government provides
24 hour consular assistance.
+64 4 439 8000 from overseas
www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice
Follow @FCOtravel on Facebook and Twitter
+44 20 7008 1500 from overseas ask for the Global Response Centre
Follow @dfatravel on Twitter
+353 1 478 0822 from overseas
Follow @travelgov on Twitter
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