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Asian earthquake and tsunami disaster information
We've been away from news and Internet connections for the last few days in Mexico, or we would have posted sooner. The scale of death and devastation by the tsunami in Asia is beyond imagining.
Our thoughts are with the survivors and how they will rebuild their lives. We have provided links to sites for those wishing to donate to the relief efforts. If you would like to make a contribution, these charitable organisations are equipped to offer both immediate and long term assistance: CONTRIBUTING TO THE RELIEF EFFORT Australia: Oxfam, Care, Red Cross, Save the Children UK: Care, Red Cross, Save the Children USA: Care, Red Cross, Save the Children Global: UNICEF, Doctors Without Borders We are mindful that many travellers may have been in affected areas and their loved ones and friends will be frantic with worry about their safety. Following is a list of contact details for embassies in the area. Please use the HUBB to report any news which you may have on travellers whereabouts and safety.. EMBASSY CONTACTS Australia's embassies and high commissions in Thailand, India, Malaysia, Indonesia and Sri Lanka (also responsible for the Maldives) are liaising with the local authorities, hospitals and hotels to account for, and provide assistance to, affected Australians. A DIMIA officer is located at Phuket Airport to provide travel documentation to departing Australians who have lost their passports In Phuket, our consular officers have set up an office at the Hilton Hotel (contact +66 76 370 672 (e-mail: aus_phuket (((AT))) inet.co.th), 333 Thanon Patak, Karon Beach, Phuket). Australians seeking consular assistance should contact this office. There is an Australian official at the City Hall in Phuket Town, where Thai officials are processing people being evacuated from nearby islands In Sri Lanka, 4 wheel drive vehicles are being used to transport Australians to Colombo and the Sri Lankan airforce will also help to transport stranded Australians who are south of Colombo In the Maldives, the UK government has agreed to help assist Australians, and our officers are joining UK officials at the Iskander School on Chandaru Madu Road in Male' Additional consular officers are being sent to our embassies in affected countries to support our response. Australian High Commissions & Embassies DELHI Australian Compound No. 1/50 G Shantipath, Chanakyapuri New Delhi 110-021 Telephone: 91 11 5139 9900 Fax: 91 11 5149 4490 MUMBAI 36 Maker Chambers VI 220 Nariman Point Mumbai - 400 021 Telephone: 91 022 56692000 Fax: 91 022 56692005 INDONESIA - Jakarta Jalan H.R. Rasuna Said Kav C 15-16 Jakarta Selatan 12940 Telephone: 62 21 2550 5555 Fax: 62 21 522 7101, 2550 5467 E-mail address: public-affairs-jakt (((AT))) dfat.gov.au INDONESIA - Bali PO Box 3243 Denpasar, Bali Telephone: (+62 361) 283011 or 283241 Fax: (+62 361) 282281 MYANMAR 88 Strand Road, Yangon Tel.: 95 (1) 251797/8, 251810 Fax: 95 (1) 246159, 246160 SRI LANKA 3 Cambridge Place Colombo Telephone + 94 - 11 - 2698 767 Fax + 94 - 11 - 2686 453 THAILAND 37 South Sathorn Road Bangkok 10120 Telephone (+66 2) 287 2680 Fax (+66 2) 287 2029 E-mail address: austembassy.bangkok (((AT))) dfat.gov.au [This message has been edited by Susan (edited 31 December 2004).] |
United Kingdom
The FCO emergency telephone number is 0207 008 0000. British nationals in Thailand caught up in the tragedy should also contact the British Embassy in Bangkok which is open on an emergency 24 hour basis. The telephone number in Thailand is 02 305 8333. A team of officers from the British Embassy and the Honorary Consul have opened an emergency office in Phuket which will aim to provide immediate practical advice for British nationals in Phuket and other adjoining areas. Its numbers are 076 264 473/4/5 and 076 264 484. In Thailand the Ministry for Foreign Affairs have set up an emergency hotline for foreign nationals affected by the tidal waves. The numbers are (66) 02 643 5262 and 02 643 5000/5002/5003. There is also an emergency fax line (66) 02 643 5256. The numbers will be manned by English speakers and are available both for callers within Thailand and relatives/friends overseas. British High Commissions & Embassies INDIA - Chennai 20 Anderson Road, Chennai 600 006 Tel: +91 44 5219 2151/5219 2158: Fax: +91 44 5219 2320) INDIA - Delhi British High Commission Chanakyapuri New Delhi 110021 Telephone: (91) (11) 2687 2161 Email: postmaster.nedel (((AT))) fco.gov.uk INDIA - Mumbai Maker Chambers IV 222 Jamnalal Bajaj Road (PO Box 11714) Nariman Point Mumbai 400 021 Telephone: (91) (22) 22830517 Email: comenq.bombay (((AT))) fco.gov.uk INDIA - Calcutta 1A Ho Chi Minh Sarani Calcutta 700071 Telephone: (91) (33) 2288 5172 Facsimile: (91) (33) 2288 5172 Email:kolkata (((AT))) fco.gov.uk INDONESIA - Jakarta British Embassy Jalan M H Thamrin 75 Jakarta 10310 Telephone: (62) (21) 315 6264 After hours emergency number: (62) 811 802435 Facsimile: (62) (21) 315 4061 INDONESIA - Bali JI. Tirta Nadi No. 20 Sanur Denpasar Telephone: (62) (361) 270601 Facsimile: (62) (361) 287804 Email: bcbali (((AT))) dps.centrin.net.id INDONESIA - Sumatra J1 Kapt Pattimura 459B PO Box 1286 Medan 20153 Telephone: (62) (61) 821 0559 Facsimile: (62) (061) 821 0991 SRI LANKA 190 Galle Road, Kollupitiya (PO Box 1433) Colombo 3 Telephone: (94) (11) 2437336-43 Facsimile: (94) (11) 2430308 THAILAND 1031 Wireless Road Lumpini, Pathumwan Bangkok 10330 Telephone:+66 (0) 2 305 8333 Facsimile: (66) (2) 305 8372 Email:info.bangkok (((AT))) fco.gov.uk [This message has been edited by Susan (edited 31 December 2004).] [This message has been edited by Susan (edited 31 December 2004).] |
Canada
Foreign Affairs Canada's Emergency Operations Centre at 613-944-2471 or 1 800 606-5499 Canadian High Commissions & Embassies SRI LANKA 6 Gregory's Road, Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo 7 Tel.: 94 (11) 522-6232 (5-CANADA); 269-5841 Fax: 94 (11) 522-6299; 268-7049 E-Mail: clmbo-cs (((AT))) international.gc.ca INDIA - New Delhi 7/8 Shantipath, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110021 Tel.: 91 (11) 5178-2000 Fax: 91 (11) 5178-2020 E-Mail: delhi.consular (((AT))) international.gc.ca Internet: www.india.gc.ca THAILAND 15th Floor, Abdulrahim Place, 990 Rama IV, Bangrak, Bangkok 10500 Tel.: 66 (2) 636-0540 Fax: 66 (2) 636-0555 E-Mail: bngkk (((AT))) international.gc.ca Internet: www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/bangkok INDONESIA - Jakarta World Trade Centre, 6th Floor, Jl. Jend Sudirman, Kav. 29, Jakarta 12920 Tel.: 62 (21) 2550-7800 Fax: 62 (21) 2550-7811 E-Mail: jkrta (((AT))) international.gc.ca Internet: www.jakarta.gc.ca MALAYSIA 17th Floor, Menara Tan & Tan, 207 Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 Kuala Lumpur Tel.: 6 (03) 2718-3333 Fax: 6 (03) 2718-3399 E-Mail: klmpr-cs (((AT))) international.gc.ca Internet: www.kualalumpur.gc.ca BANGLADESH House CWN 16/A, Road 48, Gulshan, Dhaka Tel.: 880 (2) 988-7091/2/3/4/5/6/7 Fax: 880 (2) 882-3043 E-Mail: dhaka (((AT))) international.gc.ca Internet: www.dhaka.org MYANMAR Australian Embassy Address: 88 Strand Road, Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar) Tel.: 95 (1) 251797/8, 251810 Fax: 95 (1) 246159, 246160 MAURITIUS 18 Jules Koenig Street, c/o Blanche Birger Co. Ltd., Port Louis P.O. Box 209, Port Louis, Mauritius Tel.: 230 212-5500 Fax: 230 208-3391 E-Mail: canada (((AT))) intnet.mu KENYA Limuru Road, Gigiri, Nairobi, Kenya Tel.: 254 (20) 366 3000 Fax: 254 (20) 366 3900 E-Mail: nrobi (((AT))) international.gc.ca Internet: www.nairobi.gc.ca |
U.S. citizens may obtain up-to-date information by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll-free in the United States and Canada, and 317-472-2328 from overseas.
U.S. Embassies in Affected Countries KENYA United Nations Avenue Nairobi PO Box 606 Village Market 00621 Nairobi, Kenya 3636000 INDONESIA - Jakarta Jl. Merdeka Selatan 4-5 Jakarta 10110 Phone: (62-21)3435-9000 Fax: (62-21)3435-9922 INDONESIA - Surabaya Jl. Dr. Sutomo No. 33, Surabaya 60264 Phone: (62-31)568-2287, 568-2288, Fax: (62-31) 567-4492 INDONESIA - Bali Jl. Hayam Wuruk 188, Denpasar 80235, Bali, Indonesia Phone: (62-361) 233-605 Fax: (62-361) 222-426 BANGLADESH Madani Avenue Baridhara Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh Tel: (880) (2) 885-5500 Fax: (880) (2) 882-3744 INDIA - New Delhi Shantipath, Chanakyapuri New Delhi - 110021 Tel: +91-11-2419-8000 Fax: +91-11-2419-0017 email: ndcentral (((AT))) state.gov http://newdelhi.usembassy.gov/ INDIA - Calcutta 5/1, Ho Chi Minh Sarani Calcutta- 700071 Tel:033-2282-3611 email: pascal (((AT))) state.gov http://calcutta.usconsulate.gov INDIA - Chennai No. 220, Anna Salai Chennai - 600006 Tel:044-2811-2000 email: chennaic (((AT))) state.gov http://chennai.usconsulate.gov INDIA - Mumbai Lincoln House 78, Bhulabhai Desai Road Mumbai - 400026 Tel:022-2363-3611 email: webmastermumbai (((AT))) state.gov http://mumbai.usconsulate.gov THAILAND - Bangkok 95 Wireless Road, Bangkok 10330, Thailand Tel: [66](2) 205-4005 E-mail: acsbkk (((AT))) state.gov Home Page: http://bangkok.usembassy.gov/ SRI LANKA 210 Galle Rd, Kollupitiya, Colombo Tel: 448007 Thailand Hotlines: To contact the American Citizen Services Section for assistance or to report missing American Citizens, please contact: 66-2-205-4049 (02-205-4049 from within Thailand). Please provide your name and contact number(s), and the American's name and date of birth or passport number. Due to the large volume of calls, please be patient and your call will be answered. Other Countries Germany Information hotline 030 5000-1000 France Information hotline 0800 174 174 crise.reponse (((AT))) diplomatie.gouv.fr |
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Please see this post to post info on travellers in the area. If YOU are there, please let us know you're ok in the same post.
Thanks, Grant on a totally crap connection till the 8th |
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Many airlines also are letting you donate frequent flyer miles. So if you are short on cash but have miles saved up from flying your bike between continents, this may be a good way to help.
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A 43-year old Kiwi woman escaped the tsunami on her bike:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=9005115 ------------------ Salut from Southern France, the bikers' paradise, Peter. |
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