Google has launched its Person Finder service for those looking for people in the wake of this weekend’s 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Nepal.
Online site: Person Finder, 2015 Nepal Earthquake
Google Person Finder also works on SMS:
- In Nepal: Text “search ” to 6040
- In India: Text “search ” to +91-9773300000
- In the United States: text “search ” to +1 650-800-3978
Relief donations: The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) provides a comprehensive list of charitable groups providing relief to the people of Nepal in the wake of last weekend’s 7.8-magnitude earthquake. See: Earthquake in Nepal: How You Can Help.
Here’s a brief list of mainstream international aid organizations that are part of the relief effort:
- American Red Cross (See Charity Navigator review.)
- Doctors Without Borders (See Charity Navigator review.)
- GlobalGiving (See Charity Navigator review.)
- Mercy Corps (See Charity Navigator review.)
- Oxfam America (See Charity Navigator review.)
- ReSurge International (See Charity Navigator review.)
- Save the Children (See Charity Navigator review.)
Via Public Radio International, here’s a partially overlapping list posted on Saturday by Charity Navigator.