It very rarely happens that, on a visit abroad, you are witness to a fire or a natural catastrophe and need to call help. However, it’s better to be prepared…

112 – the universal emergency number which will connect you to police, fire and ambulance services. This number can even be called from a mobile phone without credit or a SIM card. The operator, who can give advice in foreign languages, will be able to determine your present location.

150 – the emergency number for fire services on which the caller can report a fire in a building, a car, a forest or other structure, or request assistance to free a person trapped in a crashed car, collapsed building or under a fallen tree, who seems to be uninjured.