Disaster response Algeria

Boumerdes Earthquake

2003
Published on May 22, 2003 02:00 AM  -  Updated on Jul 09, 2019 04:56 PM
Boumerdes: Inoperative telephone networks after the earthquake - TSF is part of the ESCRIM (Rapid Civil Security Emergency Medical Response) mechanism and offers emergency calls to the affected populations.

General information

Context: earthquake
Start date: 22/05/2003
End date: 05/06/2003
Areas of intervention:

  • Boumerdes
  • Corso
  • Ibu Khaldoun
  • Reghaia
  • Thenia
  • Zemmouri

Activities :

  • Telecoms centre
  • Humanitarian calling operations

Key figures

1 telecoms centre
1 system of visio conference
1,250 calls offered
50 hours of airtime

Funding

With the support of