While tens of thousands of people await help - trapped, injured, dying - speed is the issue.

此时成千上万的人们迫切需要救助，被困的人，受伤的人...抢救刻不容缓。

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The interoperability issue among video carriers is somewhat similar in proprietary Instant Messaging systems, which also await unification among their providers so that someone on, say, Yahoo IM can talk to a Google Chat consumer.

FORBES: Worldwide Video Calling Gets Easier