Google Launches “Person Finder” to Help find persons missing in the Uttarakhand floods
The Google Crisis Response Team in India has created a “Person Finder” tool to help find flood victims.
Since last week’s severe floods in Uttarakhand, India, the region has been inaccessible with intermittent communication. In an effort to help find those missing and affected by the flood, Google has launched Person Finder, a Web tool where people can post and search for friends and relatives. The tool is available in Hindi and English.
Google has also shared the emergency numbers listed on the National Disaster Management Authority, and people can call on the following numbers to get an update.
Uttarkashi: (+91) 1374-226461
Chamoli: (+91) 1372-251437, 9411352136
Rudraprayag: (+91) 1364-233727, 9412914875
Tehri: (+91) 1376-233433, 9411548090
Kedarnath: (+91) 1364-233727
Control Room (Uttarakhand): (+91) 135-2710334, 9557444486
Google had a similar tool during the Boston Marathon Bombing in April this year, to help Bostonians find missing people.
