Taclobans Typhoon Radio Station Life-saving radio begins broadcasting in typhoon-hit Tacloban (IRIN) - As distraught families in central and eastern Philippines struggle to access supplies in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, an emergency radio station broadcasting critical life-saving information has gone live in badly-affected Tacloban city. [The station] aims to be the voice from the government and the relief community to the affected [people] and also to provide two-way communication [with] the community, Mike Adams, the international coordinator for First Response Radio (FRR), an international non-profit network of radio technicians who have had a team on standby in the Philippines since 2007 and are a partner of the Communicating with Disaster Affected Communities (CDAC) network, told IRIN. (Article continues) balitapinoy.net/journal/931312/Taclobans_Typhoon_Radio_Station#.UpHtbSd4irw
Posted on: Sun, 24 Nov 2013 12:15:33 +0000
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