German citizens should make sure they know how to react in the case of a power cut, according to the head of a rescue organization in the southern state of Bavaria, amid mounting concerns about energy supplies this coming winter. “Anyone who is prepared and can possibly also help their neighbour relieves the burden on us emergency services. We don’t have to worry about them,” said Robert Schmitt, the head of the Munich-based Medizinische Katastrophen-Hilfswerk, which provides catastrophe response services. The state cannot be relied on in all situations, Schmitt said, while noting that there w…