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A connectivity blackout means people cannot contact friends, family or even ambulances to help the injured.

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[–] livus@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

@Corkyskog the solar ones are readily available in my country (priced at about 2-3 hours' worth of minimum wage).

But we need to roll these out to places that might need them more.

Crank ones sound interesting. I've only seen radios and torches.