NOKR ready to assist victims of New Zealand earthquake and looming tsunami

WASHINGTON - Nov. 13, 2016 - PRLog -- Locating family and friends post the New Zealand North and South Canterbury Region earthquake and looming Tsunami,  NOKR is working to assist the Territorial Emergency Management Coordinating Office of New Zealand. The National Next Of Kin Registry (NOKR) would like to inform those who have family members visiting or living in the North and South Canterbury areas to visit the NOKR the Emergency Contact Registry, nokr.org (http://www.nokr.org/) to register vital information about their family members in the event this information is needed by the authorities or search and rescue teams.

"We are doing everything we can to assist communication efforts," says Mark Cerney, NOKR President. "We cannot emphasize enough to Americans nationwide the importance of registering themselves and their loved ones via the free service to enable an efficient location and contact of family and friends. The goal is to regain contact with loved ones for medical purposes and to minimize emotional trauma."

About NOKR
The Next Of Kin Registry (NOKR) was established as a FREE tool for daily emergencies and national disasters. NOKR is your emergency contact system to help if you or your family member is missing, injured or deceased. NOKR is a humanitarian non-profit 501(c)(3) dedicated to bridging rapid emergency contact information. NOKR was established in January 2004, for daily emergency situations. NOKR is now listed on more than 92% of all State websites, the American Red Cross, Homeland Security and other federal agencies, as a critical resource for daily emergencies. For more information please contact
NOKR's Deputy Director Gerry DiStefano At ( (tel:(800)%20915-5413)800) 915-5413 (tel:(800)%20915-5413) or visit NOKR's website at Nokr.org (http://www.nokr.org/)

The Next Of Kin Registry (NOKR) was established as a FREE tool for daily emergencies and national disasters. NOKR is your emergency contact system to help if you or your family member is missing, injured or deceased.
www.nokr.org