Tsunami Disaster of 26th December 2004. Numbers and web addresses collected in the immediate aftermath.
The full scale of this disaster is now becoming apparent - I'm collecting web addresses and phone numbers of useful information sources
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One of the largest quakes in the last 10 years has hit Indonesia - affecting all in the region especially in the low lying costal areas.
Reports from the BBC
Here is the number for the British Foreign Office - 0207 008 0000 - for those worried about relatives, specially set up for this tradegy.
Does anyone have similar numbers for other nationalities?
Reply to this Concerned Aussies: Call DFAT's consular emergency hotline at 1300 555 135
Concerned Americans: 1-888-407-4747 (Listed on the US State Dept's Website)
Reply to this Below is a list of numbers for embassies in Bangkok.
Expect to hear a recorded message giving another number for the emergency duty officer. Remember to prefix the number with the appropriate international access code.
Australia 66 2 287 2680
Belgium 66 2 679 5454
Canada 66 2 636 0540
China 66 2 245 7043 to 4
Denmark 66 2 343 1100
Finland 66 2 256 9306 to 9
France 66 2 657 5100
Germany 66 2 287 9000
Ireland 66 638 0303
Israel 66 2 204 9200
Italy 66 2 285 4790
Japan 66 2 252 6151 to 9
Russia 09 699 0919, 04 093 5941, 07 912 1072
South Korea 66 2 247 7537 to 9
Singapore 66 2 286 2111
Sweden 66 2 263 7200
UK 66 2 305 8333
US 66 2 205 4000
MORE NUMBERS (Adding as I find them)
India: +91 11 2309 3054
Thailand: +66 2643 5262 and 2643 5000 ext 5003, 5002
Sri Lanka (residents): +94 11 536 1938
Sri Lanka (tourists): +94 11 243 7061
Maldives: +44 20 7224 2149
Seychelles: +248 321 676
Reply to this Lots of missing person resources are starting to appear on the net: here are a few I have found.
LonelyPlanet
BBC
Please add anymore that you find!
I'll try to update the code so that anonymous replies can be added to this but at the moment - use
Contact Us - if you don't have an account.
If you have money that you want to donate the
Red Cross is a good choice.
Reply to this Everyone writing on TravelBlog is safe - though
annaspannerbanana was in Phuket at the time.
The world has pledged huge amounts of aid and help to the affected countries, as mentioned in the media it is hoped that the money will be delivered timely, without inappropriate strings attached.
Now the politics start - the regions affected include disputed territories, in both Sri Lanka and Indonesia, the intial openess and cooperation seems to be subsiding two weeks from the events.
Though the scale of the disaster is unimaginably vast, it is still small in comparison with some of the man made disasters that are happening in particular in Africa, the Dafur conflict has claimed millions of lives, and the AIDS pandemic is a continuing and growing threat, larger even still, maybe not man made - but preventable with education and improved with drugs. I hope that the recent outpouring for victims of the tsunami will also extend to consider victims of these less covered disasters.
I'll let this thread give way to usual posts now.
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