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"Cellphones and the Internet were the first things to go," said Eri Itobata, 17, a high school student who volunteered to help Miyako Disaster radio.
"In a disaster, radio has been the best way to get real-time information," said Mr. Hashimoto, a 56-year-old magazine editor who said he had long dreamed of starting a radio station.
Following the typhoon, 296 (67%) stated that they had listened to disaster radio.
The term "disaster radio" refers to a temporary radio station broadcasting disaster-specific information and music in an affected area.
As part of the general disaster response strategy after the Haiyan typhoon, disaster radio broadcasts were used for the first time as part of the disaster response strategy.
In this study, there seemed to be positive health effects from listening to disaster radio, but since this was the first time disaster radio had been used, and the study sample was based on self-selection, further studies are needed to explore possible correlations.
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