Organizations are setting up sites useful for tracking down friends and family, donating blood, or finding out the latest news after the Boston Marathon tragedy.
Daniel TerdimanPeople in the Boston area, and those close to people possibly affected by today's explosions there, are understandably worried about their ability to find or communicate with each other. As a result, a number of organizations have created resources to help. This is a collection of several of them.
Tracking friends and family
For those trying to track down people they worry might have been victims of the explosions, there are at least two people finders. First is one set up by Google, and a second comes from the Red Cross. A third service is a list of runners who checked in after completing the Boston Marathon. The explosions occurred at the race's finish line.
Blood donation
Many people in the Boston area also are wondering where they can donate blood. Boston's Mass General hospital has a donation center. But the eastern Massachusetts Red Cross, which was originally accepting donations, has now asked the public to schedule future donations after getting more than it could handle.
Live news
The Boston Globe also has set up a special page on its Web site where it is aggregating news and public commentary about today's tragedy.
Law enforcement asking for photos and videos
Meantime, police and other law enforcement officials likely have an unprecedented amount of potential evidence they can use in their investigation into what happened today and who is responsible. The Boston Police Department is asking the public for any video of the race's finish line. It's likely that the number of people shooting photos and videos of the race's end means that a wealth of evidence could be available to law enforcement.
Places for runners to stay
Meanwhile, those who came into town for the marathon and who now have no place to stay have at least a couple of options. First, the Boston Globe has put together a Google doc where people can offer up rooms to those in town for the marathon who need a place to stay.
Live police and fire department scanners
And those wishing to listen in on live scanners from the Boston Police Department and Fire Department can also do so.
I've been concerned for a long time that something like this could happen at a sporting event. For example, inside a stadium at a college or pro football game.
ReplyDeleteDavid In TN
Terrorism let loose and at large in Boston. Thank God Janet “do nothing” Napolitano was on the job, earning her salary or it would have been worse, much worse. The DHS, the biggest employer in the country, fueled by the white taxpayer’s beauco bucks, puts real fear in the hearts of terrorist. Further, I believe that if Janet had not been preoccupied with her hands wrapped around another case, a case of jelly donuts, the tragedy may have been completely prevented.
ReplyDeleteOnly a liberal and the liberal, transmogrification of America ideology, would hire a coward and anti-American such as big Sis, do nothing, Janet to protect America. If this were slapstick it would be hilarious.
Further, the LMSM immediately seized the oppertunity to practise their faith, furthering their ideological illusion, that some non-liberal white guy is responsible, Chriss Mathews, CNN and all the liberal outlets. Not one of the liberal outlets that I know of has mention Big Sis, do nothing Napolitano or DHS.
Secession is the answer. Thank you.