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The document discusses the importance of effective disaster management and communication during catastrophic events, particularly focusing on the 2015 earthquake in Nepal. It highlights the limitations of traditional emergency response systems and emphasizes the role of recent advancements in wireless communication technologies, such as 5G and mobile devices, in improving disaster response. The paper advocates for leveraging digital innovations to enhance communication between disaster victims and rescue personnel.

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Introduction

The document discusses the importance of effective disaster management and communication during catastrophic events, particularly focusing on the 2015 earthquake in Nepal. It highlights the limitations of traditional emergency response systems and emphasizes the role of recent advancements in wireless communication technologies, such as 5G and mobile devices, in improving disaster response. The paper advocates for leveraging digital innovations to enhance communication between disaster victims and rescue personnel.

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INTRODUCTION:

The most critical task in supporting strategic choices during the rescue process is the collection
and distribution of disaster information about the affected area. In recent years, the planet has
seen an upsurge in the number of catastrophic disasters. Natural disaster (e.g., the tsunami in
South East Asia in 2004, the earthquake in Pakistan in 2005). Nepal has experienced many
earthquakes, resulting in a loss of life and resources. The earthquake that struck Nepal on April
25th killed over 8000 people, left over 250,000 people homeless and injured, and destroyed most
of the country's basic infrastructure as well as centuries-old history and temples [1]. Such losses
in life and property highlight the growing importance of disaster management, particularly in the
context of large-scale natural disasters like earthquakes and tsunamis. This event brought to mind
how people were left rushing to respond in the absence of a solid disaster infrastructure. On the
one hand, this raises the question of how an effective disaster infrastructure in place may have
assisted in preventing and limiting the loss of lives and property by warning people of the
impending calamity, given that earthquakes are nearly difficult to forecast. The performance of
traditional emergency response systems worsened dramatically as a result of their over-reliance
on terrestrial infrastructure, and their limitations became clear. On the other hand, it was
fascinating to watch what technology and tools proved to be valuable to catastrophe victims, as
well as rescuers and authorities, in the early aftermath of the earthquake. There were messages of
safety reports on social media shortly after the first earthquake on April 2015. During the crisis,
Facebook launched its Safety Check feature, allowing people to send rapid safety updates to their
family and friends [2].
The majority of current crisis management systems rely on a network infrastructure
that already exists. In recent years, disaster management research has focused on
developing technologies that allow catastrophe sufferers to communicate with their
relatives as well as rescue personnel [3]-[5].

In this paper, we look at how recent improvements in wireless communication technologies and
protocols, particularly mobile technologies and devices, can help disaster management. For crisis
circumstances, the article examines several new wireless communication technologies such as
5G, 4G/LTE, and software defined radio. We concentrate on the use of digital advances in
particular.
Reference:
[1] Quartz India. [Link] after-two-big-earthquakes-2/,
2015.
[2] “Safety Check.” [Link] 2015.
[3] “NowForce.” [Link]
[4] “SafeCity Get live information from the society,” [Link]
[5] “Ushahidi Crowdmap,” [Link]

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