Nepal earthquake: Google launches Person Finder service

New Delhi, April 25: Google has launched its Person Finder service to help people track their missing loved ones after a massive earthquake measuring 7.9 magnitude hit Nepal on Saturday.

'Person Finder' service is a free tool, it can be used to share and look for information about missing persons in Nepal earthquake.

It is very simple to use. It contains two boxes- 'I'm looking for someone', its a left box in green colour where you can enter missing person's details to know the status about him and 'I have information about someone', it is a right box in blue colour where you can enter details, if you have, about anybody.

"Google Person Finder is a web application that allows individuals to post and search for the status of relatives or friends affected by a disaster," Google in a blogpost.

The tool had helped people track the missing ones during the Uttarakhand floods in 2013 and during Tsunami hit Japan in 2011.

It was built by Google engineers in response to the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti to help those affected by the earthquake connect with their loved ones.

OneIndia News