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SALT LAKE CITY -- Phone numbers and a website are available for Utahns looking for information about relatives or friends who may be missing due to the New Zealand earthquake.
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Police have announced a nighttime curfew in parts of New Zealand's Christchurch city that were devastated by an earthquake.Inquiries about non-U.S. citizensThe New Zealand Red Cross has opened a telephone hot line for people looking for their relatives missing due to the earthquake. International telephone charges apply. The number is 011-647-850-2199.
Inquiries concerning U.S. citizens living or traveling in New Zealand
These should be referred to the U.S. Department of State, Office of Overseas Citizens Services, at 1-888-407-4747. This phone number is frequently busy during the first days of a large disaster.
Inquirers may also check to see if their relatives and friends have registered their name and whereabouts via the Google Person Finder site: christchurch-2011.person-finder.appspot.com.
