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EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI INFORMATION AND RELIEF EFFORTS Like all citizens of the world, I offer my deepest condolences to the victims and their families of the earthquake and tsunamis. We grieve for those who have passed and are heartened by the stories of survivors. We stand ready to work quickly to provide the appropriate assistance.
This
page provides useful information about the earthquake and tsunami in South
Asia, links to organizations that are helping provide relief, and how
to obtain information about the welfare and whereabouts of family members
in affected areas.
Relief
Organizations
Information
about Family Members and Loved Ones in Affected Countries U.S.
Citizens For information about U.S. citizens, family members should contact the U.S. Department of State Office of Overseas Citizens Services at (888) 407-4747 or (202) 647-5225. Please note that these lines are frequently busy during the first few days after a large disaster.
If you are unable to reach the State Department or do not receive necessary information, you should also contact the U.S. Embassy in the affected country. Click here to go to the State Department's list of U.S. Embassies worldwide.
Non-U.S.
Citizens For information about non-U.S. citizens, please contact the country's respective consulate. You may also visit www.familylinks.icrc.org established by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The site offers family members an opportunity to search for missing relatives names. If inquirers cannot locate missing people on the site, they can post their own name or the name of the missing family member. The information is not verified or tracked by either the ICRC or the American Red Cross but is offered by the ICRC as a stand-alone internet tool for inquirers to use on their own. Below,
in countries where available, are special hotlines and instructions: India The Indian Ministry
of External Affairs has set up control rooms with hotline phone numbers
in New Delhi to respond to calls regarding the disaster. This information
is posted on the Ministry of External Affairs website at: http://meaindia.nic.in/. Thailand Family members living in the US are encouraged to visit the Royal Thai Embassy website: http://www.thaiembdc.org. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand and the Ministry of Interior has set up a Coordinating Center for people in Thailand affected by the Tsunamis. The Center will operate 24 hours a day. Bangkok There are several
phone numbers provided for the Coordinating Centers in Bangkok: Ministry
of Foreign Affairs Coordinating Centre Phuket Phone: 076-220-361 Malaysia Families should contact
the government of Malaysias 24-hour crisis hotline at the Royal
Malaysian Police Headquarters. Sri Lanka The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has established a 24 Hour Assistance Unit to assist with queries from the Sri Lankan expatriate community and foreign nationals regarding the whereabouts of friends/relatives in Sri Lanka or those presently visiting the country. Two short Emergency Information Forms have been designed to be completed by those seeking information regarding their friends/relatives. One form is for Sri Lankan Nationals and the other for Foreign Nationals. Find the relevant form and other helpful information on the Sri Lanka Embassy website at http://www.slembassyusa.org/. 24 Hour Assistance: Indonesia Office of the Coordinating
Ministry of Social Welfare Additional
Resources Relatives
and loved ones who are struggling to cope with the devastation of the
disaster and loss of life can contact
their local American Red Cross to speak with a Disaster Mental Health
volunteer. Updated information about the Earthquake and Tsunami
For updated information about the earthquake and tsunami disaster in Southeast Asia and international relief efforts, please visit the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) web site.
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