How to establish contact or find out about persons in the Tsunami affected areas?
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/
Control Room (24-hr)
Ministry of External Affairs,
New Delhi
Phone: 011-91-11-2301-1954, 011-91-2301-2292, 011-91-11-2301-7160
Fax: 011-91-11-2301-3945, 011-91-2301-0889
E-mail: asad@mea.gov.in, pasad@mea.gov.in
Information about U.S. citizens in affected areas may be obtained from the U.S. Department of State, Office of Overseas Citizens Services, at 1-888-407-4747(local Washington DC area 202-647-4000 and ask for the Consular Affairs Task Force) overseas callers at 317-472-2328.
You may use the 'Request for Help' Link on this site to post details and messages to help locate any family members or friends who may have gone missing since the deadly tsunamis struck in South Asia.
