Local flood info line for Mesquite, #NV

The following message is transmitted at the request of the Mesquite (Nevada) police department for the benefit of area residents affected by flooding tonight.

• Local flood info line for Mesquite: 702-346-5295 X5101.
• Designated evacuation center: Virgin Valley High School, Mesquite.
• Google map of this location: http://maps.google.com/maps

Important note: most flood injuries and deaths are caused by drivers trying to maneuver their vehicles through flooded areas. They underestimate the power of flood waters and/or the depths of standing water. When in doubt, turn the vehicle around and drive another way to your safe evacuation point. Never attempt to drive through a flooded area: as little as six inches of standing water can disable a vehicle, cause it to lose power and carry it downstream out of control. 

Flood waters may also have powerful undercurrents that are not visible on the surface. Fallen power lines near water may also cause dangerous, potentially fatal, electric shocks to be "hidden" in wet, driven areas. Never leave the safety of your vehicle and enter the water unless you are in clear and present danger due to water filling the passenger compartment of your vehicle.

Living Safely supports World Pneumonia Day on November 12, 2010

World Pneumonia Day
Friday, November 12, 2010

Living Safely™ urges worldwide support of the second annual
World Pneumonia Day: Friday, November 12, 2010

November 12, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

US/New York: By the time you’ve read the first two sentences of this media release, Pneumonia has claimed another child on this planet. In the few minutes it takes to drink your morning coffee, Pneumonia has killed another 50 kids. The time to act is now.

Every twenty seconds – three times each minute of each day – a small child suffers a horrible, painful death, a death made even more tragic because it is entirely preventable with available vaccines and basic antibiotics.

Incredible though it may seem, Pneumonia kills more children aged five and under than any other condition, including Malaria. This makes Pneumonia the deadliest killer of kids. Ironically, it is also one of the most solvable health problems of today. For as little as 30¢, you can save a life by providing much needed medicines and other treatments.

This Friday, November 12, Living Safely™ urges people to raise their awareness of the needless deaths associated with this dreaded, yet preventable illness. Visit the Web site of the World Pneumonia Day. Learn about Pneumonia and how you can help.

World Pneumonia Day: Fight Pneumonia. Save a Child.
W: http://worldpneumoniaday.org
T: http://twitter.com/PneumoniaDay

About World Pneumonia Day:
World Pneumonia Day brings together a wide variety of government and non-government organizations (“NGOs”), grassroots groups, academic institutions, research foundations and people just like you to reach for change in the way we think about and fight against Pneumonia.
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Contact: Sam Abbott
Living Safely™, a global health initiative of Strategic Licensing Corp.
W: http://www.LivingSafely.org
T: http://www.twitter.com/livingsafely

About Living Safely:
Living Safely.org provides information, books, seminars and products about a wide variety of health, safety, lifestyle, education, travel and other topics for people around the world.

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Contact information for the US Embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Contact information for the US Embassy in Bishkek is as follows:

     171 Prospect Mira, 720016 Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
     Phone: 996-312-551-241
     Fax: 996-312-551-264
     More info: http://bishkek.usembassy.gov/

Flight update for selected European destinations

We have been informed by various government sources that flight cancellations caused by the volcanic ash storm will likely continue throughout Friday and possibly further into the weekend. Travelers should remain flexible as to their transportation plans and consult their air carrier for specific flight details. We have links to major airlines in an earlier post on this site.

Volcano-related flight information for flights in/out Europe

The following sites may be of help to those flying in or out of the UK and other European destinations in view of today's volcano eruption in Iceland:

• Air Canada
• Air France
• American Airlines
• British Airways
• British Midland
• easyJet
• Iberia
• Lufthansa
• Swiss 
• United
• Virgin

Many flights are canceled for April 15 and 16, 2010 due to poor visibility, engine risk and other safety issues. Please contact your airline or travel agent before you arrive at the airport; try to be as flexible as possible with your travel in the coming days or weeks.

Civil Emergency Message - South-Central Nebraska

Please note: the following message is transmitted at the request of county emergency management agencies in south-central Nebraska:
 
There are sporadic outages currently occurring with local, long distance and 9-1-1 phone systems in south-central Nebraska. Telephone companies are working on the problem but it is currently unknown when service will be fully restored.
 
Emergency management directors recommend that if anyone with an emergency who is dialing 9-1-1 and receiving a recorded message or a busy signal should contact their county communication center on its regular business line. Telephone numbers for these communication centers are as follows:

Thayer county:     402-768-6139
Fillmore county:     402-759-4441
Clay county:    402-762-3528
Adams county    402-461-2364
Webster county    402-746-2722
Nuckolls county    402225-2831
Saline county    402-821-2111
Jefferson county    402-300-1772
Gage county    402-223-4080

Please note, you may not have to use the "402" area code to complete your call.

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Information for travelers affected by apparent Skyservice Receivership

On Wednesday, March 31, 2010, Skyservice Airlines Inc. appears to have ceased operations and a financial receiver was appointed.

Information for passengers traveling with Sunquest:Skyservice says you will be contacted shortly by your tour operator or travel agent. You can also call Sunquest's Customer Service department at 1-800-387-8438 or send them an via email: customerservice@sunquest.ca.

Information for passengers traveling with Signature:Skyservice says you should visit the following web site for further information about your trip: http://www.signaturevacations.com

Further details about the receivership can be found at http://cfcanada.fticonsulting.com/skyservice/. You can also e-mail: skyservice.receiver@fticonsulting.com or call toll-free: 1-888-679-5969.

Moscow embassy contact information

The following is a list of embassies in Moscow in case you need any help in the aftermath of this morning's suspected suicide bombings in two Moscow subway stations.

American Embassy in Moscow 
21 Novinsky Blvd., Moscow.
Telephone: (7) (495) 728-5577
After hours emergency: (011-7-495) 728-5000.
More information: http://bit.ly/bXsWUy

Australian Embassy in Moscow 
10A/2 Podkolokolny Pereulok, Moscow
Telephone: (7) (495) 956-6070
More information: http://bit.ly/dv1sR0

British Embassy in Moscow
Smolenskaya Naberezhnaya 10
Moscow 121099
Switchboard: (7) (495) 956 7200
More information: http://bit.ly/d0k7Zv

Canadian Embassy in Moscow
Starokonyushenny Pereulok, 23 Moscow
Telephone: (7) (495) 925-6000
After hours emergency: (011-7-495) 925-6000
More information: http://bit.ly/9UO7pz


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Santiago embassy list

The following telephone numbers and links may be of help to American, Australian, British and Canadian citizens who are in Chile and affected by this morning's massive earthquake:

• American Embassy in Santiago can be reached after-hours by calling (+56-2) 330-3000 and (56-2) 330-3716 during the normal business week. Address, contacts: http://bit.ly/akBhsM 
• Australian Embassy in Santiago can be reached at (+56-2) 550-3500. Address, contacts: http://bit.ly/aDfcbk 
• British Embassy in Santiago can be reached at (+56-2) 370-4100. Address, contacts: http://bit.ly/b2o8bg 
• Canadian Embassy in Santiago can be reached after hours by calling (+001) 613 996-8885 collect and (56-2) 652-3800 during normal business hours. Address, contacts: http://bit.ly/aqjfPm

We recommend registering with your appropriate government, contacting them by phone or e-mail in the event of an emergency and keeping up-to-date on important late-breaking news on our Living Safely News feed.

Ethiopian Air Emergency Call Center

Ethiopian Air has released emergency contact telephone numbers for family and friends of passengers on #ET409.

The airline's Emergency Call Center can be reached at the following numbers:

• +251 11 517 8766
• +251 91 150 1248
• +251 91 125 5577
• +251 91 120 3412

Please note these numbers may be very busy during this time.

Donation sites for Haiti Earthquake Disaster Relief

Please note the following organizations are listed in alphabetical order. Please consult our Terms of Service page to read under what terms and conditions we offers these third-party links.

American Red Cross
http://www.redcross.org

Care
https://my.care.org/site/Donation2

Clinton Bush Haiti Fund
http://www.clintonbushhaitifund.org

Direct Relief
http://www.directrelief.org/SupportUs.aspx

Doctors Without Borders
https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/SSLPage.aspx

Feed the Children
http://feedthechildren.org

Habitat for Humanity
https://www.habitat.org/cd/giving/donate.aspx

International Rescue Committee
https://www.theirc.org/donate/donate-now-haiti

Lambi Fund
https://app.etapestry.com/hosted/LambiFundofHaiti_1/OnlineGiving.html

Mercy Corps
https://donate.mercycorps.org/donation.htm?DonorIntent=Haiti+Earthquake

NYC Mayor's Fund
http://www.nyc.gov/html/fund/html/home/home.shtml

Partners in Health
https://donate.pih.org/page/contribute/haiti_earthquake

Save the Children
https://secure.savethechildren.org/01/web_e_haiti_earthquake_10

UN World Food Program
https://www.wfp.org/donate/haiti

UNICEF
http://www.unicefusa.org/

William J. Clinton Foundation
https://re.clintonfoundation.org/SSLPage.aspx

Yele Haiti
http://www.yele.org

Haiti Earthquake Disaster Relief by SMS/text

The following American organizations are accepting donations generated by SMS/text message from your mobile phone. If you text the appropriate codes to the numbers shown below, your phone bill will be charged for the applicable amount:

American Red Cross:
SMS text “HAITI” to 90999 to donate $10 to Red Cross earthquake relief

Yele Haiti:
SMS text “YELE” to 501501 to Donate $5 to Yele Haiti’s earthquake relief

Direct Relief International:
SMS text "GIVE10" to 20222 to donate $10 to Direct Relief

You can also see additional Haiti donation information below.

ICRC Web site for family and friends missing in Haiti

The International Red Cross posts the following Web site for family and friends looking for those lost or missing in #Haiti:

• http://www.icrc.org/web/doc/siterfl0.nsf/htmlall/familylinks-haiti-eng?opendocument

Please note the ICRC site is experiencing a much higher-than-normal number of visitors at this time and may be slow to respond.

Philippines Red Cross contact number

Philippines Red Cross posts "527-0000" as family/friends contact number for Haiti earthquake disaster

Avoid Haiti donation scams

Over the past few hours we have seen an increasing number of dubious donation pleas relating to the disaster relief efforts in Haiti. Many of these suggest you text a code to a mobile phone service to give $10 (or other sum of money).

Simply put, there is no clear and accurate way to verify if these donations will make it to Haiti. These may be scams and should be avoided.

Instead, use the American or Canadian Red Cross organizations to donate money:

• American Red Cross: http://bit.ly/6WOx3M
• Canadian Red Cross: http://bit.ly/7RBsjL

American Red Cross Blog Site for Haiti Earthquake

American Red Cross has started a blog for the Haiti earthquake disaster: http://bit.ly/825oMq

Emergency contact numbers for Americans & Canadians

Trying to find family or friends in Haiti? Americans can call 1-888-407-4747; Canadians can call 1-800-387-3124

You may also want to join our Twitter feed to get up-to-date info as it develops. Our address is: http://www.twitter.com/livingsafely

Emergency contact info for Haiti Earthquake

The following information may be helpful for Americans, Australians, Britons and Canadians if you are affected by this evening's severe earthquake. Keep in mind that cellular and other communications may be limited or not available due to infrastructure damage.

• Americans wishing to contact the American embassy in Port-au-Prince can click here: http://bit.ly/6BSXUx
• Canadians wishing to contact the Canadian embassy in Port-au-Prince can click here: http://bit.ly/8aI9We
• There is no British Embassy in Haiti. Instead an Honorary Consul can help: http://bit.ly/6QIEA3
• There is no Australian Embassy in Haiti. Instead help is available at the Australian embassy in Trinidad & Tobago: http://bit.ly/5qJZXI

Check your European flight

Due to weather-related flight delays in Europe we are strongly advising all travelers to check ahead with their air carrier if their flight involves a European segment. We post the following quick links for selected European air carriers so you can keep up-to-date on what's happening to your flight:

British Airways ("BA"):
Latest News: http://bit.ly/4ovU9b
Flight arrivals and departures: http://bit.ly/8kZ6F2

British Midland ("BD"):
Travel news: http://bit.ly/5IaAE8
Flight status: http://bit.ly/7yUdvv

EasyJet ("U2"):
Travel updates: http://bit.ly/6rwm1h

Ryanair: ("FR"):
Travel disruptions: http://bit.ly/89xRpW