Yolanda People Finder
It’s been two years and half after that fateful day on November 8, 2013 – but to this day, no one can say for certain how many people perished in the aftermath of Typhoon Yolanda. Estimates on the number of casualties are as high as 7,000 with some 1,800 missing or presumed dead – which is not too far from the projection made by police chief superintendent Elmer Soria who was eventually sacked as Eastern Visayas regional head for saying the number of fatalities could reach 10,000.
Through online platforms, people posted calls for help, survivors let the world know they were safe, and photos and videos were posted to describe the situation on the ground, and help plan relief efforts. Maybe you even donated money online to one of the many emergency relief funds set up in the wake of the disaster. The role of social media in the Haiyan response highlighted the role of information and communications technology (ICT), communication, and civic participation in promoting social change indeed, the world has become hyper-connected.
Here's from Rappler:
MANILA, Philippines - Are you worried for your relatives and friends living in the areas affected by Typhoon Yolanda (international codename: Haiyan)? Or do you need to assure worried loved ones that you are safe?
There is a growing list of initiatives online that aim to help those looking for information on persons affected by the typhoon. The two most prominent lists are the following:
1) Google Person Finder
An initiative of Google, the list allows relatives and friends to input names of people they are looking for or post information about themselves or people they know for others to find.
If you are looking for somebody, click "I am looking for someone" and input the name and pertinent details of the person you are looking for. If there is a match with anybody in the list, the system will list matching names.
If you have information on a person who might be in the list, click "I have information about someone" and follow instructions in the form that pops-up.
2) #TracingPH Platform (Philippine National Red Cross)
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has deployed assessment and rescue teams to the areas affected by recent typhoon Yolanda to evaluate the damage and to support rescue efforts.
Welfare Desks and tracing services are established in the affected areas. The form allows families without news of their loved ones in affected areas to contact the PRC Social Services Department.
The database on the Red Cross list is private.
3. Survivors' list
Sunstar.com.ph has put together a list of survivors based of posts to the Facebook account of Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez. Click this link to access the Sunstar list.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), which sent its IT team to Tacloban City to map the extent of the damage, also came up with the list of survivors below:
4. Official list of casualties
The Official Gazette has posted a list of casualties based on the annex of a report from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) issued on November 10, 6:00 a.m. The page is updated as official reports are issued.
The spreadsheet below shows casualties listed by the DSWD:
Technology helps the yolanda victims to deliver their messages to the government through different social media like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and many other useful apps. As we all know Philippines is one of the most many user in facebook. Websites, blogs, videos, tweets , can also used to broadcast and accessed across the country and even internationally.
BENEFITS :
>It helps to spread the information about the current situation of the victims.
>It helps to locate where the victims are.
>It helps to connect with people, and to inform them about important issues affecting their lives and their communities.
>It helps to know what are the different needs of the yolanda victims.
The role of it is when your family or relatives are missing on the situation of typhoon.You can easily find them by helping technology. How ? it is easy, you can find them by any technology gadgets. For example, someone in your family members are missing and you need to find them you can visit the government page and search your missing relative if their alive or not.
