(Update! September 9th I have added to the list here. If anyone has any additions or corrections, please let me know.)This is the latest list I have for finding friends and family who are missing. To all those who have been affected by Hurricane Katrina, or those who have loved ones missing in the affected area, please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you.
The American Red Cross has established a toll free phone number for those trying to contact missing relatives. It is 1-866-Get-Info (1-866-438-4636). It has also established a web site at http://www.familylinks.icrc.org/katrina.
Red Cross Alert for Persons with Emergency Medical ConditionsThe Red Cross is only accepting phone calls to search for missing persons in these emergency circumstances: Insulin dependant diabetics, Oxygen dependant, On dialysis, Blind, Recent heart attack or stroke victims, Mobility challenged, Broken leg foot or ankle, or paralyzed.
The federal government through FEMA, the Federal Emergencies Management Agency and the federal government website Firstgov.com have a number of resources for locating lost family members listed at http://www.firstgov.gov/Citizen/Topics/PublicSafety/Hurricane_Katrina_Recovery.shtml#vgn-finding-loved-ones-vgn.
They include:
Search & Rescue, U.S. Coast Guard
Requests will be entered into the system, viewed by command center, and prioritized as received.
National Next of Kin Registry
Someone missing in the Hurricane Katrina Disaster? Register their information today.
Yahoo Family Message Boards
Categorized by City, Colleges, Relief Centers, etc.
Persons Missing in New Orleans Contact Site
Enter name on electronic bulletin board.
Gulf Coast Survivor-Connector Database
List the person or families you want to find in this interactive database
Salvation Army's Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN) Activated
Send a request regarding family and friends you are unable to locate. You may encounter high volume, please try again if you are not able to reach the site immediately.
New Orleans Hurricane Victims - Missing
Craig's List Information
Safe List of Family Members
CNN Updates
Relief Information for U.S. Military
For families of deployed Army National Guard and all military branches
"I'm Okay" Board
New Orleans 4WWWL-TV posts messages for family members
MSNBC is keeping a list of internet blog sites and other internet sites helping to locate missing relatives. http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9144525/. Their list includes:
• Craigslist: New Orleans Lost & Found
• Nola.com's forums
• WWL-TV's forums
• WDSU-TV's message board
• Hurricane Katrina Survivors
• N.O. Pundit bulletin boards
• Now Public's missing persons board
• Salvation Army information request form
• Slidell Hurricane Damage Blog
• U.S. Next of Kin Registry
• Hurricane Katrina message boards
• Katrina Family and Friends
• The Sun Herald "Reach loved ones"
• Hurricane Katrina Survivor Locator
• The Weather Channel message boards
• Pearl River County Katrina survivors
• Katrina Survivors
• GCN Survivor-Connector DataBase (alt1) (alt2)
• Hurricane Katrina Connection
• Pensacola News Journal forums
• Katrina Lost
• Katrina Finder
• Houston Chronicle
• Katrina Messages
• Homeport (U.S. Homeland Security)
• WLOX (Biloxi) Hurricane Katrina
If you are looking for a loved one in Southern Mississippi, the blog Eyes on Katrina has established an "I'm OK" line with the Sun Herald. That number is 1-866-453-1925.
Finally, a number of large companies have established toll free contact numbers for their employees as well.
