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Elon Musk Offers Free Starlink Internet to Brazil Following Devastating Floods

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7 months ago

May 10, 2024.

Elon Musk Offers Free Starlink Internet to Brazil Following Devastating Floods

Elon Musk donates 1000 Starlink terminals to aid Brazil’s flood crisis.
At least 100 people dead, southern region hardest hit.
Kenya floods claim over 200 lives and displace thousands.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Tech magnate Elon Musk has announced that he will donate 1000 Starlink satellite terminals to emergency responders working in flood-hit Brazil.

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The flooding situation in Brazil is devastating, with heavy rains destroying critical infrastructure, including electricity, roads, and telephone connectivity, and internet services have been disconnected in some areas.

Musk’s generous contribution is aimed at aiding communication efforts during the ongoing disaster relief operations.

Given the terrible flooding in Rio Grande do Sul, Starlink will donate 1000 terminals to emergency responders and make usage for all terminals in the region free until the region has recovered.

This move is expected to greatly benefit the local communities by ensuring uninterrupted communication, which is crucial in coordinating rescue and relief efforts.

Elon Musk Offers Free Starlink Internet to Brazil Following Devastating Floods

As of Wednesday, May 8, the devastating floods in Brazil had resulted in the loss of at least 100 lives, with the southern regions facing the most severe impact.

Meanwhile, in Kenya, the catastrophic floods have led to the death of more than 200 individuals and have forced thousands from their homes, despite forecasts by the Kenya Meteorological Department (Met) suggesting a decrease in rainfall.

The rains had delayed the reopening of school by two weeks.

President William Ruto announced that schooling would resume on Monday, May 13, after Met said the rains were easing up.

In other news, Elon Musk’s Neuralink showed a video of its first human patient playing computer chess with his mind and talking about the brain implant making that possible.

Noland Arbaugh, 29, who was left disabled from the shoulders down by a diving accident eight years ago, told of playing chess and the videogame “Civilization” as well as taking Japanese and French lessons by controlling a computer screen cursor with his brain.