After the passage of the storm, Martinique was temporarily left isolated, when communications were downed with other nearby islands.
3 RAR remained at Chongju, however, due to a lack of transport, while the remainder of the brigade moved south; now the most forward element on the US Eighth Army's left flank, the battalion soon became isolated without communications or armour and artillery support.
In general, they can be used to obtain very sharp frequency selectivity to isolate different communications frequency channels from each other and from interfering spectral components.
Still, as rescuers make their way to isolated areas and communications are restored, the death toll could rise significantly.
Although it is isolated by poor communications, there is a railway from Kōchi, the prefectural capital, to Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, on the Inland Sea, and air service to Ōsaka and Tokyo on Honshu.
The fallout was nothing short of devastating: millions of people were displaced; thousands were killed; over a million homes destroyed; roads obliterated; electricity lost; communications cut; and entire communities isolated.
Its needs are often modest: a new set of teams to bring isolated groups together, some communications tools, a small budget for periodic face-to-face meetings.
Other areas along Luzon's eastern coast suffered significant damage and were also isolated because of limited communications and blocked roads, officials said.
Some of the tribal leaders and former fighters who arrived here carried reports that airstrikes on communications centers had isolated many units, adding to the potential for defections.
