The
American Red Cross is on the ground in American Samoa where a tsunami swept across
the island after a powerful
earthquake hit the South Pacific.
Red Cross
has dozens of volunteers already providing food and supplies to those on the island. A team of 50 volunteers is being sent in
to supplement the efforts of the local Red Cross team. The Red Cross has a
warehouse on American
Samoa supplied with cots, flashlights, and cooking and clean-up supplies, and will be sending in additional supplies as quickly
as possible.
Getting
information out of the island is very
slow at this time. The Red Cross urges those who have been able to contact
loved ones on American
Samoa to register them with Safe and Well, the best way to share information about
their status. You can register on the Red Cross Safe and Well Website at www.redcross.org.
If you do not have internet access, call 1-800-REDCROSS to register your
loved ones. The information you post will let other loved ones know about
the well-being of those on the island. Please note - Safe and Well works only on American Samoa. The
service will not work on Samoa.
Your
financial support will help the Red Cross respond to disasters like this
situation in the Samoan islands. You can make a donation by calling
1-800-REDCROSS (1-800-733-2767) or (1-800-257-7575 (Spanish), or visiting
redcross.org, and choosing whether to
donate to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund or American Red Cross
International Response Fund.
Help
people affected by disasters like the recent earthquakes and floods by donating to the American Red Cross
Disaster Relief Fund. On those rare occasions when donations exceed Red
Cross expenses for a specific disaster, contributions are used to prepare for
and serve victims of other disasters.
Your gift enables the Red Cross to prepare for disasters and provide shelter, food, emotional support
and other assistance to victims of
all disasters. Call 1-800-REDCROSS (1-800-733-2767) or 1-800-257-7575 (Spanish).
Contributions to the Disaster Relief Fund may be sent to your local American Red
Cross chapter or to the American Red Cross, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, DC
20013. Internet users
can make a secure online contribution by visiting
redcross.org.
