Empowering Resilience in Post-Disaster Communication with Low-End Communication Devices

Natural or man-made disasters result in significant loss of life, property damage, disruption of communication networks, and immense suffering for survivors. When a disaster strikes, the communication infrastructure is frequently rendered unreliable or completely inoperable. In such cases, it is critical to establish emergency communication to lessen the aftermath of the disaster, rescue those in need, and accelerate relief efforts. This paper presents a communication model to empower resilience in communication after a disaster and also relief and rescue efforts. This model divides communication strategies into two categories namely communication between victims and rescuers (V2R) and communication among rescuers (R2R). This model collects victims' urgent aid messages, allowing rescuers to respond quickly and increase the speed of rescue and relief operations. Rescuers in the second strategy are able to communicate with one another. When combined, these two strategies form the model, ultimately leading to the acceleration of comprehensive rescue and relief operations and the mitigation of post-disaster consequences.