How technology is changing disaster relief
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When the British government delivered emergency aid to people fleeing Islamic militants in northern Iraq last month, one of its primary concerns was how the refugees might charge their mobile phones.
Alongside tents and drinking water, RAF planes dropped more than 1,000 solar-powered lanterns attached to chargers for all types of mobile handsets to the stranded members of the Yazidi religious community below.
The reason i choose this article is because this articles shows how technology is bettering disaster relief. Its crazy how we can make something happen with a press of a button. People always speak down on technology but without technology a lot of things wont be done.
