In light of monstrous Typhoon Haiyan having crashed into The Philippines, essentially razing the entire country to the ground, the Massachusetts Red Cross is doing everything it can to help connect loved ones with those feared stranded, or worse, in the Pacific island nation. Haiyan is thought to have left as many as 10,000 casualties in its wake.

Kat Powers, Director of Communications for the American Red Cross, noted on the site’s blog that the Red Cross has already begun sending specialized personnel to the ravaged area along with its efforts to connect Americans with family members in The Philippines who are not U.S. citizens.

According to the blog, those inquiring for relatives should contact EasternMassIntl@redcross.org to be sent more information. But there is criteria that must be met in order to elicit their help; “Sought persons living in the affected areas who were in regular contact with their relatives in the United States before the disaster occurred,” and “For family members who are not U.S. citizens.”

Aid providers like Luis Matnog have already been deployed to assist with the effort. “Matnog is one of two American Red Cross is deploying to assist with assessments in the Philippines,” per the Red Cross.

According to CNN, the storm, 100-miles wider than Hurricane Katrina, has rendered 1,774 counted dead so far, injured 2,487 and displaced somewhere in the neighborhood of 800,000. “More than 2 million people need food aid, the Philippine government said. Nearly 300,000 of them are pregnant women or new mothers.”

To support relief efforts in the Philippines you can send funds to your local American Red Cross chapter, designating Philippines Typhoons and Flood in the memo line.