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If someone needs immediate help with family reunification, use emergency mode.
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DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Separated from family after disaster and need to reunite safely.
The essentials if you need to act right now.
Register where you are. One family contact. Do not go back into danger.
What might I see? Observable signs — no diagnosis required.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Missing person reports at shelter desk or hotline.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Children or elderly not accounted for at meeting point.
Optional deeper explanation — not required to act.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Disasters separate families when networks fail and routes block.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Structured reunification prevents duplicate searches and risky re-entry.
Check the scene before you approach.
Civilian-safe actions you can take.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — List last known locations and clothing of missing members.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Register yourself as safe so others can find you.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Contact predesignated out-of-state relative to relay messages.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Check official missing persons registry periodically.
When and how to get professional help.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Use official reunification systems. Stay safe while searching indirectly.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call reunification hotline listed in disaster alert.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Report missing vulnerable persons to 112 with photo if available.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — National societies run reunification in major disasters.
Dangerous actions, when not to attempt rescue, and common myths.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT re-enter closed disaster area to search on your own.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT trust unverified social media posts about missing persons location.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Go back into disaster area immediately to find missing family
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Register your location and use official channels. Re-entry risks second separation or injury.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Parent missing while child already safe at alternate shelter.
Other scenarios in the same family.
Aftershock
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — The ground shakes again after the main earthquake.
Avalanche warning
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Avalanche danger is high on slopes where you are traveling or living.
Buried in avalanche
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — You or someone nearby is buried in avalanche snow.
Compound disaster
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Multiple disasters overlap — e.g. earthquake and tsunami, cyclone and flood.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Children separated need immediate registration — do not pass them informally.