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Chile Earthquake
For inquiries about friends and family in Chile, please try to keep calling them, monitor their social networking profiles or contact other family members who live nearby.
Telephone, internet and other communication lines are often disrupted in times of disaster.
People trying to locate U.S. citizens living or traveling in Chile should contact the U.S. Department of State, Office of Overseas Citizens Services, at 1-888-407-4747 or 202-647-5225.
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Posted on February 27th, 2010 by Wendy Harman
Update 11:15am
The American Red Cross has pledged an initial $50,000 from the International Response Fund to assist communities impacted by today’s earthquake in Chile. We are prepared to take further action as local responders assess the situation.
We are waking up to news of a massive earthquake in Chile.
We are working with the International Federation of Red Cross / Red Crescent to determine if and how the American Red Cross is responding.
To ask for or provide information about US citizens in Chile, contact the US State Dept at 1-888-407-4747.
The Chilean Red Cross is on Twitter. @CruzRojainforma. You can translate here: http://bit.ly/9duK6a.
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Wall Street Journal
Aid Groups Prepare to Send Help :
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704231304575091953243437566.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines
Assessments being done in and around Concepcion