With communications being severely hampered in the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina, many people are still left to wonder about the safety of their loved ones.
Original predictions regarding the death toll of the hurricane victims totaled in the tens of thousands. Now, emergency recovery services are reporting that the death toll will be much lower than predicted. That means that there are a great deal of survivors that are alive, but who no longer have an address or phone number.
Because of the great loss of communications and power, many people have no way of knowing if their loved ones are okay, nor do they know how they can contact them. There are emergency hotlines available, but these hotlines are usually overwhelmed with the enormous concern for friends and family.
Operation Katrina Connect is an innovative approach to solving the problem of congested hotlines and lack of contact information. By going to OperationKatrinaConnect.tk, you can search for people by name and even send a comment.
People who have been affected by Katrina, can use someone’s computer to send out a message that says, “I’m safe.”
If you know someone who has been displaced, please ask them how you can help them connect to their loved ones. Ask them if you can add them to the safe list on OperationKatrinaConnect.tk.
There are many people who have been separated from other loved ones affected by this tragedy. Aside from the horrible loss they’ve already suffered, they are now dealing with the burden of uncertainty.
