On Friday, March 11, an earthquake of 8.9 magnitude struck off the northeastern coast of Japan. The tsunami that followed has caused extensive damage and an unknown death toll, and triggered tsunami warnings throughout the Pacific. The Japanese Red Cross has deployed 11 Disaster Response Teams to assess damage, provide first aid and plan the distribution of supplies. The Japanese Red Cross has made no request for international assistance at this time.
If you would like to donate to emergency relief efforts:
- Make a donation to the Red Cross disaster relief fund, which will support emergency rescue in Japan. You can send checks to American Red Cross, 24480 Network Place, Chicago, IL 60673. Or text "RedCross" to 90999 to make a $10 donation.
- Or give directly to Hawaii Red Cross, which is coordinating tsunami warning and potential evacuation efforts in Hawaii. For updates, follow @HawaiiRedCross on Twitter.
- Donate to Network for Good, a hub for distributing donations across multiple first-responder nonprofits.
- Give to the Japanese American Service Committee, a Trust grant recipient organizing a relief fund
- Donor advised fund holders can make their grant directly by logging in to DonorCentral.
To locate friends and family in Japan, you can use Google's Japan Earthquake Person Finder to search by name for updates on their safety. For U.S. citizens, you can contact the U.S. Department of State, Office of Overseas Citizens Services at 1.888.407.4747 or 202.647.5225.
To stay informed with real-time updates, visit Google's Crisis Response center with official announcements from Japan, infrastructure updates and more.
More information about ways to help will be added here when available.
