Wednesday, 6 May 2015

DHS and NASA Technology Helps Save Four in Nepal Earthquake Disaster

The village of Chautara, Nepal as seen from space. Image credit: Google Earth

Four men trapped under up to 10 feet of bricks, mud and other debris have been rescued in Nepal thanks to new search-and-rescue technology developed in partnership by the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate and JPL.





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