Tsunami Missing Persons

Missing in Khao Lak, Thailand

2005-02-11T09:14:00.000-05:00

From an email

we desperately need help to locate a man and his son.
the wife and 2 of the kids is home in Finland and the son is still bad injured in a hospital in Finland.
We have search alot in internet and we have found them listed as swedish and that is wrong since they live in Finland and is only swedish talking.
I will copy the information about these missing persons and i pray with all my heart that we can find them.
We have also found them listed as *go home* and *injured* but we cant find the link where we found them injured but i found the link where they say they had went home but that is so wrong,they are not home in Finland.
The missing persons is:
Alf Michael Gustafsson and his son Alexander Gustafsson.
Sincerely Ann Lindberg email: torigirls AT hotmail DOT com

Alf Michael Gustafsson [view picture]
Age 37, Height: 180-185cm, Weight ~80kg, Brown eyes, Brown hair, Freckled on the back, Short teeth.
Wearing: Swim shorts, black with grey markings, Gold(wedding) ring with marking on inside"Carola 7.3.1993"
Last seen 26.12.2004 at Blue Village Pakarang Hotel in Khao Lak Thailand at the swimming pool of the hotel when waves hit. He ran out(or tried to) after which lost contact.

Alexander Gustafsson [view picture]
Age 9, Height: 135-140cm, Weight ~31kg, Grey eyes, Blond hair, Brown birthmark on stomach near navel, Red birthmark on the neck(under hair), Short(bitten) finger nails.
Wearing: Swim shorts(short legs), dark-blue with red picture
Nationality: Finnish (Swedish speaking)
Last seen: 26.12.2004 at Blue Village Pakarang Hotel in Khao Lak Thailand, at the swimming pool of the hotel when waves hit. He ran out (or tried to) after which lost contact.

Missing in Aceh, Indonesia

2005-02-02T17:18:00.000-05:00

From our comments:

I am searching for my friend, Dewi Safitri, from Indonesia. Her birthdate: 21st Oct. 1973. We had thought her safe but this week received an IM from her brother Rey and sister Aman that she was in Aceh, and is now missing. The last postal address I have for her was her brother's in Yogyakarta, so we have no way of knowing exactly where she was at the time of the earthquake and tsunami. I have posted her photo, and registered her name with Aceh Media Center, airputih.or.id, ICRC, and Newscover. If anyone has any information on Dewi's whereabouts, please contact me via email, lyonnesse23@hotmail.com. Thank you. ~Diana Pritchard

Missing in Andaman Nicobar Islands

2005-01-28T18:00:00.000-05:00

From our comments:

A group of 4 senior scientists from Pune, India including Dr. Ramesh Bidwe is not traceable since the tsunami attack on 26th Dec 2005 from Nicobar. Kindly contact upon any of the following email address in case any information is received.

jpradnya@gmail.com
jpradnya@yahoo.com

Missing in Indonesia

2005-01-25T10:33:00.000-05:00

Karmiati Karjan,

Last seen at Yayasan Margo Waluyo Child center on the Indonesia Coast. Please contact William if someone has any information about Karmiati.

surebyrd@dandy.net

Missing in Maldives

2005-01-18T11:21:00.000-05:00

From a email that we received, Sukanya Sitakrishnan requests:

Kindly help me locate my maternal aunt SWARNALATHA H.V working for MAJITHA SCHOOL, MALE, MALDIVES and her daughters LAKSHMI aged 22 years, PARVATHY alias JUDY aged 20 years and son RAGHU aged 16 years. We have not heard from them since 26/12/2004.

Kindly call +91-9448063982 OR email sukanya_sk5@yahoo.co.in

Missing Australian Residents

2005-01-09T22:11:00.000-05:00

Adriana Marcello Laquidara (59yrs)
Piedro Giuseppe Laquidara (39yrs)
Giordania Romana Laquidara (38yrs)

Last seen in Phuket. Residents in Australia. Any information greatly appreciated. Please see www.flickr.com for photos (under Southeast Asia group)

India: Website helps locate missing tsunami victims

2005-01-08T13:41:00.000-05:00

For those who are looking to locate missing tsunami victims in one of the worst affected districts in India - Nagapattinam, TamilNadu can contact these numbers & go the website

Missing persons cell, Nagapattinam 09443995056, 043262-221010/221020
Webpage tsunami.nagapattinampolice.info

Source: NDTV

Missing Children in Sri Lanka

2005-01-07T14:14:00.001-05:00

1) Sachin Vimukthi , the five year and seven month old son of Dr. W. M. Senadheera, Medical Officer at Galle, Karapitiya General Hospital
has been missing, since December 26. Sachin was wearing a light blue T. shirt with an elephant picture printed on it. One tooth in the upper and two in the lower had been lost at the time of his going missing at Ranliya Hotel, Hambantota.

He sucks the thumb of the right arm as a habit. Any information could be given to Dr. Senadheera through on 091-2246752 or 0777273131. Informant will be rewarded.

2) Eight year-old Hiruni Tharushika Wanniarachchi has been missing since December 26 the day the tsunami hit coastal areas. She was travelling with her parents in the Galle-bound train at the time of the disaster.

Her father Nihal Wanniarachchi seeks public support to find the girl. Contact Nihal on 011-2515961 if you have any information.

3) Sunera Pathmarajadasa, seven and a half and Jinadari Pathmarajadasa, five, admitted to the Karapitiya and Mahamodera hospitals following the tsunami disaster are missing, the children's aunt Sudharma Wickremarachchi of 34 A, Second Lane, Gemunupura, Kothalawala, Kaduwela said.Their parents died in the tsunami, she said. Sunera and Jinadari attended Asian International School and can understand Sinhala but are not fluent in Sinhala. Both are fluent in English.

The two children are about four feet tall and fair in complexion. The children's aunt Sudharma requests to call 0777 586866, 011 2539551, 0712 299409 or to the Children's and Women's Bureau through 011 4444444, 011 2392489 or fax number - 2392588.

4) Kasun Dimalsha Munasinghe, 7, and Chathushka Janani Munasinghe, 3, are missing at Polhena, Matara since December 26,

Their parents N.P.K. Munasinghe and Kumudu Munasinghe of No. 4/13, Delgahakotuwa, Walala, Menikhinna request the public to provide information regarding their children on 0714763499 or 0812476984.

5) This one and a half year old boy went missing while he was at Ranliya Hotel in Hambantota at the time the tsunami devastated the area. As the boy is unable to speak circulating this message may help locate him quickly.

If there is any information about the child contact his father Mr. Kukulevithana on 047-2220505, 0777-795683, or the HNB-Hambantota.

Missing Children in Sri Lanka

2005-01-07T14:14:00.000-05:00

2) Eight year-old Hiruni Tharushika Wanniarachchi has been missing
since December 26 the day the tsunami hit coastal areas. She was
travelling with her parents in the Galle-bound train at the time of
the disaster.

Her father Nihal Wanniarachchi seeks public support to find the girl.
Contact Nihal on 011-2515961 if you have any information.

3) Sunera Pathmarajadasa, seven and a half and Jinadari
Pathmarajadasa, five, admitted to the Karapitiya and Mahamodera
hospitals following the tsunami disaster are missing, the children's
aunt Sudharma Wickremarachchi of 34 A, Second Lane, Gemunupura,
Kothalawala, Kaduwela said.Their parents died in the tsunami, she
said. Sunera and Jinadari attended Asian International School and can
understand Sinhala but are not fluent in Sinhala. Both are fluent in
English.

The two children are about four feet tall and fair in complexion. The
children's aunt Sudharma requests to call 0777 586866, 011 2539551,
0712 299409 or to the Children's and Women's Bureau through 011
4444444, 011 2392489 or fax number - 2392588.

4) Kasun Dimalsha Munasinghe, 7, and Chathushka Janani Munasinghe, 3,
are missing at Polhena, Matara since December 26,

Their parents N.P.K. Munasinghe and Kumudu Munasinghe of No. 4/13,
Delgahakotuwa, Walala, Menikhinna request the public to provide
information regarding their children on 0714763499 or 0812476984.

5) This one and a half year old boy went missing while he was at
Ranliya Hotel in Hambantota at the time the tsunami devastated the
area. As the boy is unable to speak circulating this message may help
locate him quickly.

If there is any information about the child contact his father Mr.
Kukulevithana on 047-2220505, 0777-795683, or the HNB-Hambantota

Aceh: New Missing Person Forum

2005-01-07T05:29:00.000-05:00

A new missing person forum at Aceh Media Center

http://www.acehmediacenter.or.id/id/missing/

Missing in Sri Lanka

2005-01-06T20:42:00.000-05:00

Looking for Isabelle Attali and her 2 sons. They were staying in the Yala Safari Beach Hotel, bungalow 114 1/2 km from Yala National Park (28km from Tissamaharamaya) in S.E. Sri Lanka

For more information, see
http://www.labri.fr/Perso/~chaumett/attalicaromel/

Please write immediately to crookall@wanadoo.fr
Tel +33 (0)6.74.53.72.89 (mob), +33 (0)4.93.20.94.11.

Help finding missing persons from the West Midlands of England

2005-01-06T17:58:00.000-05:00

Thanks to an email we received for this bit of info:

Looking to talk with anyone from the West Midlands, England who is trying to get in
touch with a missing loved one in South-East Asia. My newspaper may be able
to help in finding information on their whereabouts. Please send mail,
including contact details, to icfeedback@mrn.co.uk.

New Missing Persons Website - InternetAid.org

2005-01-06T11:33:00.000-05:00

A new website and Crises center have been created in Bangkok for collecting more information of the missing persons from the Tsunami catastrophe.

Collected information from us will automatically be sent to different missing person’s location around Thailand, Embassies and the Thailand CSI unit in Phuket and Pang Nga.

The person posting, Embassies Authority’s and C.S.I in Thailand will be able to edit and delete the post as soon as the person has been found. A function that before this not existed.

The center will be opened for people to use internet, post ads, talk with fellow compatriots, make overseas calls, post pictures, and add more information to what is happening on a “we remember” website.

Volunteers from different countries run the center through a website company in central Bangkok.

Please visit www.internetaid.org and make a difference today

Missing Family in Sri Lanka

2005-01-06T08:17:00.000-05:00

Denis Caromel is searching for the rest of his family. Now in France after a weeklong stay in a Colombo, Sri Lanka hospital, he was separated from his wife and two children when they were staying at the Yala Safari Beach Hotel, 1/2 km from the entrance of the Yala National Park in Sri Lanka when the tidal wave reached the area. They were in their room at the hotel.

Much more information can be found at http://www.labri.fr/~chaumett/attalicaromel/.

Child trying to trace her missing parents

2005-01-05T08:12:00.000-05:00

http://www.phuket-inter-hospital.co.th/boy.htm

In case anyone recognizes this child, please contact by phone 076-249400-4 ext. 1336, 1339 or e- mail : info@phuket-inter-hospital.co.th

Help in Finding Missing Persons from Western Region of US

2005-01-04T16:56:00.000-05:00

--- From a Blog Reader ---

I am with major media (broadcast) organization and we’re working on stories about Americans (from the Western region of the United States) looking for and finding their family and friends following the tsunami. If you are still looking for your loved ones, we might be interested in covering your personal search. Please contact me with your contact info (including phone number), as we might be able to help you through our news coverage TsunamiSearch@gmail.com

POST RECAP: Assistance

2005-01-03T08:10:00.001-05:00

POST RECAP: Online Assistance 12/28-01/01

POST RECAP: Telephone Assistance 12/28-01/01

POST RECAP: Missing Persons

2005-01-03T08:10:00.000-05:00

Missing Persons: ANDAMAN-NICOBAR 12/28-01/01

Missing Persons: India 12/31- 01/01

Missing Persons: INDONESIA 12/28-01/01

Missing Persons: MYANMAR 01-02

Missing Persons: SRI LANKA 12/28-01/01

Missing Persons: THAILAND 12/28-01/01

Missing Italian in Myanmar

2005-01-02T18:05:00.000-05:00

Missing ROBERTO ELINI, 51, from Bologna, Italy. Known to be heading Myanmar at the time of tsunami. Please email oceanblue18it@yahoo.com

Blog for missing Americans

2005-01-02T10:14:00.000-05:00

Larry Cheek has created a separate blog to help American find Americans

http://tsunamimissingamericans.blogspot.com/

Source: Larry's response on this blog

More forums for missing persons

2005-01-02T08:09:00.000-05:00

Newscover Magazine
http://newscover.squarespace.com/tsunami-bulletin-board/

Please post the following information where known : Full Name, Sex, Date of Birth / Age, Nationality, Last Known Location, Your Contact Email, Your relationship to missing person.

Red Cross
Register with the Red Cross, see http://personsmissing.com/redcross.html for more details.

Persons with knowledge of the missing persons are asked to respond to these posts directly. If you are a survivor of the disaster please make an entry here so that friends and relatives can see your status.

Aceh: List Useful Websites

2005-01-02T05:23:00.000-05:00

Pusat Data Aceh (Data Centre Aceh) English/Indonesian website http://aceh.abangadek.com/

Aceh Media Center English/Indonesian website http://www.acehmediacenter.or.id/

List of dead in Aceh. Searchable http://www.untukindonesia.com/file/aceh/victims.php

List of dead and living in Aceh http://www.arigayo.com/Tsunami.htm

http://indonesiahelp.blogspot.com/ Website in English

Thailand : Free Internet Face Recognition Service

2005-01-02T03:08:00.000-05:00

PeopleMatch - peoplematch.rc.tv/peoplematch

A website set up by RC Group, a specialist biometric company in Hong Kong, offers a free face-matching service to families of the tsunami victims in Phuket Thailand.

Photographs of the dead and injured taken by volunteers in hospitals and emergency centres in Phuket have been loaded on to the site. Families may upload photos of the missing victims which will be automatically scanned against the database using a facial mapping system. Close matches will then be emailed back for relatives to see if it is their loved one. This is a free service, and it is being updated hourly.

Link via Screenshots

Thailand - Site for missing persons

2005-01-02T02:39:00.000-05:00

http://talk.sanook.com/postlost.php

Thailand - internet site aids identification of tsunami victims

2005-01-02T02:28:00.000-05:00

Source: ABC News Online

Thailand has set up a web site, http://www.csiphuket.com, for those searching for relatives and friends killed or injured in the tsunami that has swamped tourist-packed beaches along its south-west coast.

The site has been developed by volunteers, including programmers and web site developers.
It aims to put all data available on the dead and missing in one place instead of forcing people to surf over 80 sites set up to track the tragedy.

In a round-the-clock operation, volunteers in the island resort of Phuket enter data from forms filled out by those looking for people at hospitals and Buddhist temples being used as temporary morgues.

They have data on about 4,900 people listed as dead, missing and injured.

Photos of unidentified bodies, bloated and decomposing, are posted on the site, in the hope clothing or jewellery or other personal items pictured with the bodies can be used to identify them.

People can also submit missing-persons forms online.

"Once the body is identified, we take the picture out. We want to respect the families," Chitcharen Vesespadthaya, a businessman who is managing the web site, said.

The site supports seven languages, with more to be added.

Missing : Melanie Clough, aged 46 in Phuket

2005-01-01T22:57:00.000-05:00

MISSING:
Melanie Clough, a British woman, has been reported missing from Khao Lak Beach, Phuket, Thailand. Melanie is 46 years old, has blonde hair, blue eyes and is 5ft 10 (1.77 m)

She may be identified by a breast scar due to mastectomy and reconstructive surgery. She was last seen wearing purple shorts, a white t-shirt and could have a pink or blue swimming suit underneath her clothes.

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Please contact Mr Wakely ( wakely@btconnect.com ) and/or the British High Commission in your locality with any news as soon as possible.

Related:Article in Telegraph with more details, filed 01/01/05

Missing Persom From Turin, Italy

2005-01-01T11:18:00.000-05:00

I'm looking for news of ALBERTO CIRIO, from Turin, Italy. According to his last email (23/12/04) he was travelling with Jessica, a Singaporean girl, and were supposed to go from Hat Yai to Koh Lipe, Thailand, then to Georgetown, Malaysia.

He has a tatoo of a scorpion on his right arm. Here's a picture of him:
http://max.fate16.com/alberto_cirio/alberto_cirio.jpg

Anyone with any news, please mail me back at max@corrosive.co.uk

Missing Persons: India 12/31- 01/01

2005-01-01T10:51:00.000-05:00

01-01
Hello, my name is Wendy Smith and I sponsor two children from the Nirvana Kindergarten and School, Nadukuppam Road, Kottakuppam, Vanur Taluk, Tamil Nadu 605104.
The Childrens names are LENIN. M (9 YEARS OLD) and MADHAVI. R (5 YEARS OLD) I would greatly appreciate any information on my two children, the school and of course all the other children there. Please, any information would be greatly appreciated as I am so worried for them and the whole community.
contact: wendyjanesmith@yahoo.co.uk

01-01
SHAHLAI Family: Nahid, Bahram, Neda and Roozbeh
Please help us locate my sister and her family who were vacationing in India at the time that the tsunami hit. They orginally went to New Dehli but had plans to travel around and loved the coast where the tsunami hit. Since we have not heard from them since Dec 21st, we fear that they may have been on the coast when the tsunami hit. We are asking for them to call my mother in San Jose, CA who is worried sick about them.
Please reply to allenerfan@sbcglobal.net or call (408) 646-7577. Thank you. Allen Erfan

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12-31
Am concerned about three people who are possibly missing:
Ms. Shanti Pillai who resides in India six months a year-has dual citizenship. She is a Faculty Member at Sarah Lawrence College in New York, New York.
Ms. Kristen Jain (International Student from India) who - I believe she as well has dual citizenship. -attends Sarah Lawrence College in New York, New York
Ms. Renata Mellao (Int'l Student from Brazil) and Family members who were on holdiay tour in India. Renata as well is a student at Sarah Lawrence College, in New York, New York. -
I have no photo of the people. Have sent emails, and left messages to their account, but have not heard from them, which is unusual.
contact: eabuba@nyc.rr.com

12-31
Looking for
Dr. Prem Kumar Menon
Dr. Vimla Menon &
Ajay Menon
some where in India, possibly in Kerala.
Email any information to
TCrochet@Charter.net

12-31
My nephew and family are missing following the tsunami disaster.
His name and address is as follows:
HRISHEEKESAN. B
2/75, KANNIKOIL STREET,
SADRAS
KALPAKKOM P.O.
C.H. DISTRICT. PIN: 603 102.
HIS TELEPHONE NUMBER IS 04114-281858.
He is a hindu converted to Muslim. He was working as driver in a state transport office. He is about 55 years old.   Names of other members of his family as follows:
WIFE:          BADRUNNISSA
SON:            SAYYAD BASHA.
DAUGHTER: DAULATUNNISSA.
If you can find any information about them, kindly forward me at my email address: shyamamurali7@yahoo.com.

Missing Persons: Thailand 12/31- 01/01

2005-01-01T10:00:00.000-05:00

01-01
missing Michael Picone
From San Diego / Buffalo New York, living in Thailand, intermittantly for the past four years. Moved from island to island.
contact:

01-01
I am Looking for John Jones,originally of cwmbran
South Wales UK, Travelling alone somewhere in
Thailand. I last heared from him on Xmas day have not
heard since.from his sister Diane Guilfoyle.
contact: parselle@btinternet.com

01-01
Please contact by email any information concerning Francis Aspessi, last
known info was teaching english in Bangkok
nanaspes@beld.net

01-01
WE ARE TRYING TO LOCATE MY BROTHER & HIS WIFE & DAUGHTER
NAME : MICHAEL LYNN ALLISON SR.& SAI ALLISON & SAI LYNN KELLY ALLISON.
LAST KNOWN TO BE IN THAILAND
ANY INFO WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
MATTHEW SIMPSON
HC 65 BOX 452
CANE BEDS, AZ. 86022
(928) 875-2298
CONNIE@CPAZ.NET

01-01
Barry Lloyd Jones ftom UK - missing in Thailand- photo and family contact details attached http://www.transform-ebusiness.com/blj/barry-lloyd-jones.html

01-01
missing in thailand RANDY BROWN (PHONE NAING). U.S.. citizen. last seen: SAN DIEGO,CA USA. ANYONE WITH INFO PLEASE CONTACT: catl8ee@hotmail.com. THANK YOU, MAY GOD BE WITH YOU

12-31
From: yamman
im searching for my brother in law,his name is DAVID MACREADY he owns
and runs a motor bike shop in phucket i think.he rents a property off
of chatree,and is married to a wife called tookie.

12-31
Hannah Lei Shi
Country: Thailand
Location: Phi Phi Island
Resort: Phi Phi Princess Hotel
Height: 5'7
Weight: 115 lbs
Race: Chinese American
Please contact cui@discap.com or 917-402-5887

12-31
BILL (Stockport, England) & WONTONA DAVIES (Thai), somewhere in Thailand - we are desperate to hear news from you - please be well.   jenn.booth@ntlworld.com

12-31
looking for brittany elstroth, age 40, 5 feet 7 inches blonde long hair, scuba diver. contact simon97@optonline.net with any info thailand.

12-31
Nigel Chown and mother--Jo Chown--Nigel works in Thailand--unsure of city--originally from England--his aged mother--my Aunt , has been visiting with him from the beginning of november. My mother who lives in toronto and who is jo Chown's only sister needs to know they are or are not O.K.
contact: lavender@msni.net

12-31
I don't have her family contact number at Thailand but with her mobile at Hong Kong as 852-9034-8468.   Her family was supposed to book and stay at Khaolak in either Sofitel, Le Meridien or Novotel according to the latest information from their Hong Kong family.
Yolanda Ho: 1.52m, 100 lb
Macro Lam: 1.45m, 90 lb
TC Lam: 1.68m, 140 lb
andybuk@netvigator.com Mobile: (852)-6020-6021

12-31
I'm trying to get information on a couple of friends, who live on a small island a 20 minute boat ride from the coast of Thailand. Unfortunately, my computer crashed and I don't have the website of their home.
Their names are Peter Gandelman and Jan Garrett.
contact: sschmitz@averioninc.com

12-31-UPDATEFOUND ALIVE AND WELL
Missing my dear friend Dave Sandford (South African)
My last mail from him was 28 Nov,
Then he was in KhaoLak,but wanted to travell to Phi Phi..
We sms to eachother 23 Dec..just to say merry chrismas.
Now he hasn´t answer the phone ore mail the latest days..
I think hes last days was in KhaoLak/PhiPhi
Please contact me if you know where hi is!
tanjalindh@hotmail.com   +46763143095

12-31
A MAN FROM HANFORD CALIFORNIA IN THE USA HAS NOT BEEN HEARD FROM YET ..HE WAS ON THE COAST OF THILAND WHEN IT HIT.STILL NO WORD TO HIS CHILDREN OR X WIFE ..HIS NAME IS CHARLIE JACKSON HIS APPROX AGE IS 55 OR 56 YRS OLD PLEASE EMAIL AT caliredhead2@yahoo.com IF ANY INFO LIVED 100 FT IN A CONO OFF SHORES IN THILAND THANK YOU VERY MUTCH..MS BRADY

12-31
I'm looking for news of ALBERTO CIRIO, from Turin, Italy, who was
heading to Koh Lipe, Thailand, according to his last email of the
23/12/04. He has a tatoo of a scorpion on his right arm.
Here's a picture of him:
http://max.fate16.com/alberto_cirio/alberto_cirio.jpg
Anyone with any news, please mail me back at max@corrosive.co.uk

Indian Marine Biologist (Tripathy) Missing

2005-01-01T04:54:00.000-05:00

UPDATE: FOUND!

Source : NDTV

Among the thousands missing after Sunday's tsunami disaster is a young biologist from Cuttack in Orissa, who was working in Great Nicobar.

Even a week after the tsunami disaster, the wife and parents of the young marine biologist have no information on his whereabouts. Ambika Prasanna Tripathy, the biologist, was working on the Leatherback sea turtles near Campbell Bay in Great Nicobar.

The last time he had talked to his family was a week before the tsunami struck the island.

"We don't have any information about him," said Pratibha Tripathy, wife.

Uncertainty looms

Tripathy was camping at Point 41 in Great Nicobar for a research project funded by the Andaman Nicobar Environment Trust ( ANET ).

Because the area is not open to civilians and the communication lines are also dead, the family has been appealing to the Coastguard and local government agencies for information, but all in vain.

"In the news they say the tribal pockets there are alright. If that is the case, the area must also be alright and somebody should have gone and found out about the welfare of the people there, especially the outsiders," said N K Tripathy, the father.

Although Tripathy's wife and father have not lost hopes, it's been a nightmarish, week-long wait for his mother. And until there is some information available on the researcher, each passing minute only adds to the family's worst apprehensions.

Help Finding Larry and Tika Watson in Indonesia.

2005-01-01T04:26:00.000-05:00

--- A blog reader post---

I am seeking any info on Larry and Tika Watson travelling in Indonesia with their 2 young children.

Can be contacted on
liz.renshaw@tafensw.edu.au

Finding missing persons in Myanmar

2005-01-01T02:05:00.000-05:00

The Center for Diplomatic Missions has staff on the ground in Myanmar (Burma) and is willing to relay missing persons inquiries for local effort to locate by phone or address visit.

Send the best available data regarding the person sought, include all hotel names, cities and any other data you may have or suspicion -- the more information you provide the better our staff can assist you.

Communications in and out are difficult-to-impossible, but we have Satphone contact with email relay and will be happy to assist as many as possible.

James A. Howell, Director
The Center for Diplomatic Missions
Washington, DC (202) 331-6640
New York, NY (212) 714-8360
Ft. Lauderdale, FL (954) 588-0264

Finding Fernando Bengoechea - Somewhere in Srilanka

2005-01-01T00:47:00.000-05:00

A desperate search is on for finding Feranando Bengoechea.

For More Information: http://fernandoandnate.blogspot.com/

Excerpts from blog:

"We are searching for my brother, Fernando Bengoechea. We know that he was swept by the waves with his friend, Nate Berkus, and then separated. Nate has been rescued but Fernando is still missing. They were in Sri Lanka at the Sturdust Beach Hotel in Arugam Bay. He is 39 years old, white, 5'8", brown hair, green eyes and has braces in his teeth.
Contact marilisa@maradonausa.com" - CNN.com

"I just happened to find this website while combing the internet looking for any information that can help finding my brother Fernando missing in Sri Lanka.To make it clear, Fernando and Nate are a couple that love each other and I ask you to please help us search for any kind of information that can lead to Fernando. Here is what we know: They were in Sri Lanka at the Sturdust Beach Hotel in Arugam Bay. He is 39 years old but looks a lot younger, white, 5'8", brown hair, green eyes and has braces in his teeth. Thank you all and any lead will be welocome.Marcelo Bengoechea Email marcelo@maradonausa.com" - Zionide.org

Another Missing Persons Website

2005-01-01T00:08:00.000-05:00

--From a blog reader---

We have the following website available for anyone to use for free that allows for more detailed searching and reporting of lost/surviving loved ones of the tsunami disaster. Please use it if you see fit, and we welcome any suggestions to improving upon the website. www.findlosttsunamivictims.com

Missing Brother (S.Rathinamani) in Hutbay, Andaman

2004-12-31T23:51:00.000-05:00

--- From the blog comments by a blog reader---

I am not able to contact my Brother S.Rathinamani( 42 years ), hiswife R. Selvi ( 34 years ) and his daughter Ms R Sorna Latha( 11years ) since last Sunday after Tsunami attack in Andaman & Nicobarislands.He with his family is staying in Andaman ( Hutbay, Little Andaman -His residence phone number is 03192 - 284403 ). We are unable to gethim in any manner of communication. We are very much worried abouthis and his family members condition. The identity for him would bewhite patches all over his body as he has leukoderma.Request you to find out his status and let me know through my e mailID velumani@wheelsindia.com, my residence phone no 00 91 44 26357224 or my mobile no 91 98410 01464.I will be much grateful to you for this help as we hope to have agood information from you.Thanking you in advance for your prompt replyS.Velmani / 31 B Kannagi Nagar / Korattur / Chennai / Tamil Nadu /Pincode 600 080 / South India

DisasterID.com

2004-12-31T14:46:00.000-05:00

Words can not described how we feel about India's tragedy.

After the World Trade Center we built www.disasterid.com. The function of
the program is to match found persons and items with those looking to aid in
identification efforts, and:

1. Provides a platform for rescue workers to enter and house data regarding
found persons and items.
2. For the general public to search said data for identification.
3. For the general public to enter and house data of their missing persons.
4. For rescue workers to search and match persons and items they found with
posted information.

We put it together with Interpol's Disaster Victim Identification form data points and with some review from DMORT.

We designed the backend database structure with a scaleable 'on the fly'
category creation tool; so as different identifying categories are realized,
administrators can create categories and sub-categories easily; so as varied
personal articles are recovered, structured data input is possible.

We built it out of frustration from 9/11 as a voluntary effort. We were not
able to get any wide-scale adoption to it during the Trade Center tragedy.
We still believe that the very lengthy process of recovering items and
identifying persons from the World Trade Center would have been greatly
reduced.

We would like to offer the program to India to help in the recovery efforts,
but do not know how to proceed. We would plan to redo the front page and
related site graphics and presentation to a world perceptive rather than the
current US brand.

Submitted Respectively,
Keith Mullin
keith@floit.com

Missing Italian in Phuket

2004-12-31T09:54:00.000-05:00

Norberto Leone is looking for Nerio Baratta who was in a hospital in Phuket. They want to send their love and hear from him.

Radio Frequencies and email below in italian:

Norberto

scusa il ritardo

info trasmessa in inglese a tsunamihelp.blogspot.com

sara diffusa presto

Ti lascio il mio numero di telefono cellulare : 335/7015625

Leone Norberto nleone@libero.it

Missing Person in Indonesia

2004-12-31T09:44:00.000-05:00

http://www.acehmediacenter.or.id/

There is a missing person forum on this website in Indonesia. If you are a foreigner and do not understand the language please do not hesitate to ask me to help you make a posting.

Missing Person in Phi Phi

2004-12-31T09:43:00.000-05:00

Looking for Antiono d Avola missing in Phi Phi - contact Sbardellati

Missing Person in Thailand

2004-12-31T09:41:00.000-05:00

I am looking for a person that was in Thiland, his name is: Jim Karas - anyone knows anything about him please contact STEVEN CLAUSEN

Looking for a missing person in Thailand?

2004-12-31T04:19:00.000-05:00

If you are looking for a person in THAILAND, please use this link.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Coordination Centre for Foreign Nationals Affected by the Massive Tidal Waves.
You can also e-mail.
This is the official Thailand Foreign Affairs Ministry web site and people location e-mail.
http://www.mfa.go.th/tsunami/index_en.php

Source: Locators Online http://www.locators-online.org/

Looking for a missing person in Sri Lanka?

2004-12-31T04:18:00.000-05:00

If you are looking for a missing person in SRI LANKA please use this form.
This is the official SRI LANKA Government Missing Persons Registry.
Due to bad telecommunications we have been unable to contact our volunteers in Sri Lanka.

Source: Locators Online - http://www.locators-online.org/

Helpline for missing Germans

2004-12-31T04:17:00.000-05:00

German Foreign Ministry

Family and friends of German tourists traveling in South Asia can dial the German foreign ministry's hotline at +49 (0)30-5000-1000 to get more information on the situation.

Source: www.dw-world.de

Hotline numbers for missing people in Thailand, Sri Lanka

2004-12-31T04:08:00.000-05:00

Thailand

The Thai government has set up hotlines for relatives to find information about family members in the affected areas.
Phuket: +66-7621-6101 and +66-7621-1001
Phang Nga: +66-7641-1525 and +66-7641-1179
Krabi: +66-7561-1302 and +66-7652-4161
Trang: +66-7521-4382
Satun: +66-7472-2121 and +66-7472-2296
Ranong: +66-7781-3401 and +66-7782-3257

Relatives can also contact the Thai foreign ministry's information center at +66-2-643-5000 or by fax at +66-2-643-5256.

Sri Lanka

Check Sri Lanka tourist board's English language Web site below for up-to-date information from hospitals, police and air carriers. You can reach their 24-hour hotline at +94-11-2437 061.

International Red Cross

You can also contact your national chapter of the International Red Cross or consult the Red Cross Family Links Web site below for help in tracing family members.

Forums for Missing Persons at Kho Phra Thong/Golden Buddha Beach

2004-12-31T01:04:00.000-05:00

If you are searching for someone who was at Kho Phra Thong island/Golden Buddha Beach, there is updated information at the resort website, Golden Buddha Beach.

There is also a place to leave messages at:

Lost Horizons Asia

and a forum at:

GBB Members

These resources may aid you in your search.

BBC News Message Boards for Missing Persons

2004-12-30T14:35:00.000-05:00

BBC News has message boards up for people appealing for news of missing persons:

Asia quake-Missing persons-Thailand
Asia quake-Missing persons-Sri Lanka
Asia quake-Missing persons-India
Asia quake-Missing persons-Indonesia
Asia quake-Missing persons-Maldives

Find Missing Persons in Phuket, Thailand

2004-12-30T14:04:00.000-05:00

Thanks to an anonymous reader who pointed to this excellent Phuket Gazette (a Local Newspaper in Phuket, Thailand) link where you can view and post information about missing people. It also has tons of information about the numbers you can call.

Links to lists of injured, deceased, missing in the greater Phuket area

2004-12-30T14:02:00.000-05:00

This link, phuketitcity.com, will take you to a database in Phuket which keeps an up-to-date list of the deceased and injured in the greater Phuket area.

This link in English is labeled "Lists of unknown person" will take you to a photo gallery of unidentified bodies. This link is legitimate, it was put up by hospitals in the Phuket area in order to help identify those bodies, most of whom were foriengers. We must caution you that the photos are extremely graphic, and they are not intended for gawkers.

Please be respectful and kindly avoid the site unless you are searching for someone who have gone missing in the greater Phuket area. There are a lot of people searching for their loved ones, please leave the bandwidth for those who are in extreme need.

Also this site, Dinsormai.com, has a collection of links that go to pretty much the same database. You could try it there if the first links were unavailable due to high traffic.

Finding Persons In Hospitals/Missing in Thailand

2004-12-30T13:58:00.000-05:00

This is an extensive link to find persons admitted to hospitals and persons missing in Thailand.

http://www.dinsormai.com/

CNN's Missing People Database

2004-12-30T13:38:00.000-05:00

CNN has put together a database of missing people on their website. It is organised countrywise. There, you can also submit information about people you are looking for.

Helpline for missing persons from South Africa

2004-12-30T13:37:00.000-05:00

From Tiscali news, Johannesburg

The Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that no South Africans were killed or injured in Malaysia, and has set up an information hotline regarding missing persons in countries affected by the Asian tsunami disaster.

Foreign Affairs has set up an operations centre in Pretoria for people seeking information about missing friends or relatives in countries affected by the quake. Anyone seeking information about friends and family in these countries should call one of the following numbers:
012 351 0035
012 351 0050
012 351 0063
012 351 0064

The lines would be open 24 hours a day.

Hotline numbers for missing people

2004-12-30T13:36:00.000-05:00

If you are missing someone, you can try the appropriate hotline number:

India: +91 11 2309 3054
Maldives: +44 20 7224 2149
Seychelles: +248 321 676
Sri Lanka - residents: +94 11 536 1938
Sri Lanka - tourists: +94 11 243 7061
Thailand: +66 2643 5262 and 2643 5000 ext 5003, 5002

Americans in Asia - Call home NOW

2004-12-30T13:35:00.000-05:00

It's the Government's orders. (link to Yahoo page)

The U.S. government has a message for any Americans traveling or living in the vast region devastated by Sunday's underwater earthquake and tsunamis.

Call home, and do it fast.

Information for Italian families

2004-12-30T13:34:00.000-05:00

Congratulations for your efforts.Please pass this information cause it can be very important for Italian families worried about their loved ones in SOUTH - EAST ASIA.

Link is also here:More InfoandMore Info [2]

IMPORTANT SERVICE FOR ALL THE ITALIAN PEOPLE IN SOUTH - EST ASIA

All Italian people willing to inform their family or testify what’shappening in South-East Asia can send a short messagevia sms + 39 335 6946399orvia email (Sky TV)to Sky Tg 24, the Italian all news Sky television channel.

Good luck :)

Marco Montemagno

Details of missing Norwegians

2004-12-30T13:32:00.001-05:00

Website hosting details of missing Norwegians:

http://interaktiv.vg.no/spesial/flodbolgen/SISTE.html

Profiles of missing people in Indonesia

2004-12-30T13:32:00.000-05:00

This is a list of missing people documented and handled by Kontras, the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence, and the Legal Aid Office in Yogyakarta, which is working with Kontras.

Source: Asian Human Rights Commission

Online help for missing persons in Sri Lanka

2004-12-30T13:23:00.000-05:00

Kapruka Colombo office staff is volunteering to help you find information on missing people from the Tsunami tragedy in Sri Lanka. They will use all resources (regional offices, local phone network and access to missing people listings) to find you this information as quickly as possible.
http://www.lanka.info/contactUs/peopleFinder.jsp

You could also try emailing the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corp at infoslbc@lankabellnet.com

CNN email appeals for missing persons

2004-12-30T13:14:00.000-05:00

It has been etsablished that sites like this one are being used extensively in search for missing persons.

Bangladesh
India
Indonesia
Kenya
Malaysia
Maldives
Myanmar
Tanzania
Thailand
Seychelles
Somalia
Sri Lanka

Here is the link where you can send CNN an appeal: Email Appeal

Missing people in Indonesia

2004-12-30T11:06:00.000-05:00

This is a list of missing people documented and handled by Kontras, the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence, and the Legal Aid Office in Yogyakarta, which is working with Kontras.

Source: Asian Human Rights Commission

Update on Flickr Missing Persons group page

2004-12-29T23:58:00.000-05:00

The Southeast Asia Tsunami-MISSING PERSONS Flickr page has a new URL :http://www.flickr.com/groups/tsunami_help_missing/

If you are searching for a missing person, you can post a photo on this group page. You must register and create and account at Flickr, but it is a free account.

Once you are logged in, go to Groups, and use the search feature with the word "tsunami" to find the correct group, and add yourself as a member. Upload your photo to your account. Once it is uploaded, click on the "send to group" button, then use the pull-down menu to select Southeast Asia Tsunami-MISSING PERSONS.

A few guidelines to make your photo more accessible to everyone:

1. Use the person's name as the title of the photo.
2. List the country and location where he or she was last seen in the description.
3. Use the "comments" section to list any other pertinent information.
4. Add the tags "missing", "tsunami", and country where he or she was last seen.

PLEASE TRY TO FOLLOW THIS FORMAT--IT WORKS! If you look at photos in the pool without the tags, you'll see that there are only a few hits; the ones with the tags get dozens of hits almost immediately.

All of this information is available on the Flickr page. If you have any problems or questions, Donna*Marie, and Tsunami Missing are the current administrators.

FINDING PEOPLE FROM WALES

2004-12-29T08:34:00.000-05:00

SEEKING INFO ON WELSH SURVIVORS===============================
newsonline.wales@bbc.co.uk
My name is Safiya. We are closely following this terrible disaster and our hearts
go out to the families of the victims. As we are based in Wales we are
particularly looking for Welsh victims of the disaster. If you have any contact
details or any information on Welsh people affected by the disaster could you
please get in touch? Thank you so much.
Safiya

FIND PEOPLE IN INDONESIA

2004-12-28T12:55:00.000-05:00

Post comments here

FINDING PEOPLE IN SRI LANKA

2004-12-28T12:53:00.000-05:00

Post a comment here to search for people in Sri Lanka

MISSING PEOPLE IN INDIA

2004-12-28T10:31:00.000-05:00

Post here by adding comments

Use the following information in the headline country, location, resort

In the post, make sure the name of the person is listed and any other details
picture (you need to become a member to upload pictures, or contact us by email (tsunami.missing@gmail.com) if you want us to upload a picture for you)

Your contact info

SEARCHING PEOPLE IN THAILAND

2004-12-28T09:47:00.000-05:00

Post here by adding comments
Use the following information in the headline

country, location, resort, name of person, picture (you need to become a member to upload pictures, or contact us by email (tsunami.missing@gmail.com) if you want us to upload a picture for you)

your contact info

Missing People search or find post here

2004-12-28T08:02:00.000-05:00

This page is to post info about
missing people.

It will have two main sections

SEEKING PERSON

PERSON FOUND

The following info should be useful

nation, location, resort, name, picture, other info

any information will be appreciated

Pictures can be posted by becoming a weblog member, otherwise posts can pe published as comments. Lets try to make clear headlines to our posts that people who seek info can identify it quickly and easy

Please be sensitive about what you write, some friends or family may be getting some grim
news here about their loved ones for the first time

Solidarity to all

the team

Missing Persons: Indonesia

2004-12-28T06:54:00.000-05:00

12-31

asking for any help,
please any information about this man
Ahmad Sabri Hadi
Batalyon 3
Sandi Yuda
Koppasus
was missing in aceh at tsunami dissaster, please send your information to +62856-290-2848

12-28

I am seeking information about the following people:

Names: Gary and Freda Sauer
Location: Indonesia

They are from LaGrange, Georgia, United States. Gary is about 6'7" and middle-aged. Freda is about 5'2" and middle-aged. Freda is originally from Indonesia, and she and Gary were supposed to be visiting through May 2005.

Gary and Freda's friends in LaGrange are very concerned about them. Please contact me with any information about Gary and Freda. My email address is
pwood1084 @ yahoo.com

Thank you.