Mumbai Help Lines (Nov. 08 attacks)

machadinha

People, here's some (links to) help numbers regarding the current attacks in Mumbai (Bombay). Feel free to add your own; kindly do not add views, opinions, blogs, random websites etc. here. Many numbers will be listed at the undergoing Help Mumbai site, so kindly check if they're not listed there already. Again: This thread is for relevant help lines only, please.

For ongoing updates on the situation, kindly check this thread: http://www.indiamike.com/india/mumba...mumbai-t67117/ . And note that thread, too, is not meant for debates on the backgrounds of it all. Threads on the latter will no doubt appear over time.
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Courtesy of WikiNews, http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Grenade_..._Mumbai,_India:

Hotlines provided by foreign affairs departments

People who are concerned about the well being of friends or family may call these hotlines:

United States Department of State: 1-888-407-4747
(UK) Foreign and Commonwealth Office: +44 (0)20 7008 0000
(Australia) Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: 1800 002 214
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada: 1-800-267-6788

Hotlines provided for blood donation
[It has been said on this forum that, unlike in much of the west perhaps, blood is not so easily available in India as there's less of a tradition to donate it, so your donations are likely to be very welcome]:

J.J. Hospital "022-23739400"
St George Hospital "022-22620344"
Bombay Hospital"022- 22067676 extn 216"

Many more help numbers, also for other nationalities' representatives, are at http://helpmumbai.pinstorm.com/ , "HelpMumbai: A help page for the November 2008 Mumbai attacks."

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Aishah

An excellent post, thank you Mach. Very helpful, vital information here.

Mod Note: As Mach mentions, folks please keep this thread for relevant Help Lines only.

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