Italy earthquake contact information

For information on friends or family who may be near the region affected by the earthquake, contact the emergency operations centre at Foreign Affairs in Ottawa:

1-800-387-3124 or 1-613-996-8885

sos@international.gc.ca

Canadians in Italy seeking assistance should contact the Canadian Embassy in Rome:

Embassy of Canada, Rome

Address: Via Zara 30, Rome 00198, Italy

Tel.: 39 (06) 85 444 2911 or 39 (06) 85 444 1

Fax: 39 (06) 85 444 2912

Email: rome.citizenservices@international.gc.ca

Website: http://www.Italy.gc.ca

Other Canadian consular locations in Italy:

Consulate of Canada, Naples

Address: Via Carducci 29, Naples 80121, Italy

Tel.: 39 (081) 401-338

Fax: 39 (081) 410-4210

E-Mail: cancons.nap@tiscali.it

Consulate of Canada, Padova

Address: Riviera Ruzzante 25, Padova 35123, Italy

Tel.: 39 (049) 876-4833

Fax: 39 (049) 878-1147

E-Mail: consolatocanada.padova@virgilio.it

The Canadian Red Cross is now accepting donations to help support those whose lives were devastated by the recent earthquake in L’Aquila, Italy.

If you’d like to donate, log onto www.redcross.ca, call 1-800-418-1111 or contact your local Canadian Red Cross office. The 24-hour toll free line accepts Visa, MasterCard and American Express. Cheques should be made payable to the Canadian Red Cross, earmarked “Italian Earthquake” and mailed to the Canadian Red Cross National Office, 170 Metcalfe Street, Suite 300, Ottawa, Ontario, K2P 2P2.