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Author: Mercedes Di Mase
Mercedes Di Mase is the CMO of Grupo TX and is responsible for overseeing the planning, development, and execution of marketing and communication strategies. || Mercedes Di Mase es la CMO de Grupo TX y es responsable de supervisar la planificación, desarrollo y ejecución de estrategias de marketing y comunicación.
Creating real-time flood alerts with the cloud
The Latin America and Caribbean region is the second most disaster-prone region in the world behind Asia and the Pacific Rim, with floods being the most common disaster in the region. There have been extraordinary levels of flooding around the world—but in Panama, flooding has become particularly challenging. The AWS Disaster Preparedness and Response Team and AWS Partner Grupo TX saw an opportunity to leverage the cloud to better understand and prepare for flooding and ultimately save lives.