Photos: The role of technology in the Chile aid effort
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TSF
The role of technology in the Chile aid effort: Offering free phone calls to earthquake survivors
TSF worked with the local authorities in Lincanten to provide free three-minute calls for displaced survivors where the telecoms network was down.
When a natural disaster strikes, one of the essential services that fail is the communications network.
Telecoms Sans Frontieres (TSF) is a key part of the operation to re-establish links between people and help aid agencies co-ordinate their efforts. Currently, its work in Chile is providing crucial support to those affected by the 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the country on 27 February 2010.
These pictures illustrate how technology is helping in the aid effort.