A helping hashtag.
I attended the Pukkelpop festival last weekend, where, as you might know, a storm destroyed the whole festival area, causing lots of injured and the death of 4 people. (also some footage after the storm.., the tent with all the discoballs is where I was at..) As people tried to contact their friends or family, the rescue services rushed in. An extra channel for help (when mobile networks fail) The operators and their networks couldn’t handle the stress, and I resorted to twitter, with the festivals hashtag #pp11, for more info [...]