Due To Latin American Weather Disasters, Additional TSF Centers Deployed

Last Tuesday, the category 5 hurricane known as Felix devastated Northern Nicaragua, with the potential disaster victims to exceed 500,000 in number. Télécoms Sans Frontières has once again responded with emergency satphone communications, while continuing their work in Pisco, Peru. Logisticians from the organization arrived in the country to provide assistance to relief organizations and UN agencies by deploying communication centers in Puerto Cabezas. These installations include Inmarsat terminals, BGAN, GAN, M4, Minis M and laptops. Plus, the TSF teams will offer to each disaster-affected family a free call to a relative, providing all with psychological assistance as well as an immediate response to their needs—Pau, France