[ Story via NBC NEWS] Many residents in Oklahoma panic trying to locate loved ones after one of the deadliest tornadoes the United Stated has seen since one killed 161 people in Joplin, Missouri, two years ago, touched ground. According to Huff Post, many schools and hospitals were hit by the tornado, and “Twenty of the 51 confirmed deaths in Oklahoma’s horrific disaster were children, the Oklahoma medical examiner said, and at least 45 of the 230 people injured were children, according to area hospitals”.
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Due to massive numbers of missing loved ones and animals, Google and the Red Cross are helping confirm the safety of tornado survivors, while the Oklahoma Humane Society and Reddit users band together to take care of missing pets. According to NBCNEWS.com, Google has set up a crisis response center page that provides shelter information, weather reports, public alerts and links to a variety of resources to aid those in or around the towns of Moore, Newcastle and southern portions of Oklahoma City. Google has also enabled the Google Person Finder Tool that allows people to search for their loved ones and animals.
The American red Cross “Safe and Well” page is also serving as a way to confirm that loved ones are doing all right. It functions similarly to the Google Person Finder, but instead focuses on individuals listing themselves as “safe and well,” in addition to letting others search for loved ones. Do you feel these programs are helping as intended?