Looking for missing friends and family?

ARE you looking for family members or friends in disaster-stricken areas in the Visayas?

There are online services worth trying.

Google offers Person Finder Service specifically for supertyphoon Yolanda victims.

While there are no guarantees of a fast response, especially with most communication lines still down in hard-hit areas, the query you file online can be used by government agencies doing rescue and retrieval operations.

Go to https://google.org/person finder/2013-yolanda.

Type the name of the person you are looking for.

A detailed questionnaire has to be filled out.

This service can also be used by a survivor to let family know you are safe by posting a message to your family or any person looking for you. You can also attach a photo to prove it.

You can send an SMS, type the person you are looking for and send to 2662999 (Globe), 466499 (Smart). 22020999 (Sun) or +16508003977

The Red Cross also launched its Social Services Restoring Family Links and Tracing Services.

Family can call 09175328500 or send an email [email protected].

A Red Cross team will get back to you once they get an information about the person you are looking for. /Senior Reporter Marian Z. Codilla