Posts tagged evacuate

Can You Hear Me Now?

June 27th, 2006 by Loki

New Orleans #1 For Cell Phone Usage- Ne Orleans City Business

“Mobile communications became a lifeline for many of the residents who were forced to evacuate their homes, and it clearly played a critical role in the coordination of family and friends immediately following Hurricane Katrina,” said Tamara Gaffney, product director for Telephia, a San Francisco company that tracks cell phone usage. “Interestingly, this heightened mobile usage continued long after landline telephone communications services were restored.”

And not only that, we all know to trust text messaging more than voice communication when then entire Gulf Coast is decimated…..

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Alberto Update

June 13th, 2006 by Loki

Alberto nears hurricane speed | Chicago Tribune
Bulking up rapidly, Tropical Storm Alberto was forecast to strike Florida’s upper Gulf Coast on Tuesday as a minimal hurricane with 75 m.p.h. winds, pounding rains and a 10-foot storm surge, forcing more than 20,000 residents to evacuate.

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