Communications fully restored in Colombian landslide-hit town
Colombia has repaired 100% of the 18km of fiber optic cabling daamged in Mocoa municipality during the devastating landslide on April 1 that left over 300 people dead.
Fixed and mobile connectivity are fully operational in the city, ICT ministry MIntic said in a statement. The government also installed 10 photovoltaic solutions to enable residents to charge their mobile phones.
To help with the relief effort, companies Motorola and Asecones donated radios and provided technical personnel to help aid workers.
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced last week that it would finance a "comprehensive program of works for the reconstruction and sustainable development" of the city.
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