A temporary radio station operating out of a suitcase is helping survivors of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, providing both critical information and a dose of normalcy.

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Survivors of the devastating typhoon are still struggling to find food and water and locate missing friends and family

There is a large population in the Philippines with no television, newspapers, internet or normal radio – infrastructure that was destroyed by surging seas.

But First Response Radio – a makeshift community station broadcasting out of gear that can be carried in one suitcase – is up and running.

Typhoon Haiyan: Solar-powered radio helps survivors in Philippines – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation).