Kathmandu: The Red Cross and a Nepalese telecom firm launched an emergency texting service onMay 11, to send out real-time updates on aid distribution and weather warnings across the quake-hit Himalayan nation.
The free messaging service, set up by the charity and mobile network provider Nepal Telecom, will target users according to their location, offering them potentially \"life-saving\" information on weather and health hazards in time for the approaching monsoon. |
