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