How do we locate a child who is in the place of a tragedy
A terrible bus accident in which young Erasmus students were traveling, a series of attacks in Brussels, the recent attacks in Paris in nightlife areas ... Our children increasingly have more international lives and it can happen to us that they are in the place of a tragedy and we can not locate them.
Where to go to locate a family member in the place of a tragedy
These are some ideas of the ways we can use when mobile phones do not work.
- Do not be scared if the mobiles do not work. After an attack, it is common for the police to disable mobile frequencies to prevent them from being used by terrorists. In cases such as an earthquake or a fire, the lines may have been damaged. In transport accidents, the telephone may have suffered the consequences of the crash. And in any case, the volume of data that is tried to send and receive from the same point can make communication impossible.
- Information, only from reliable sources. Social networks allow us to access information virtually in real time, with data from the scene, but the management of information in recent tragedies has amply demonstrated that not all the news that is poured into networks is reliable. . To locate contrasted information, the best resource is to go to accredited credit reporting media because they will only publish the data they really know and, at the same time, manage numerous sources.
- News from official institutions. Although social networks can be dangerous because they generate unnecessary alarms, they can also be very useful because they allow us to have first-hand data. We can access the official accounts of the Ministry of the Interior, of Foreign Affairs, of the competent Government Delegations in the event that it was in Spain, and the very active and followed account of the National Police, permanently updated.
- The Facebook security button. A useful application developed by the large social network consists of a button that is activated in cases of tragedies (tsunamis, earthquakes, attacks) and that allows people who are in the scene of the facts to make known to all their contacts that They are safe and sound. This option of Facebook has proven to be very useful because in many tragedies it is easier to find a Wi-Fi connection that calls.
- Telephone numbers of consulates abroad. In the tragedies abroad, it is the Spanish consulates, present in many cities around the world, that are in charge of managing all the information and any other necessary requirements. All contact information is available on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- Emergency telephones enabled for the occasion. In the face of tragedies in which citizens of a country have been implicated, it is common for the Government to establish a centralized telephone in which all persons seeking information can be assisted. These telephone numbers are usually available through any means of communication, which usually reiterates them.
Marina Berrio
