The city of Pedernales after the earthquake of April, 16th 2016 © Pierre Trouche/ Handicap International | (c) Pierre Trouche / Handicap International
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake affected the coastal regions of Manabi and Esmeraldas, already hardly hit by the earthquake of April, 17th 2016 which killed almost 700 people and hurt more than 6000, and lead to 30 000 people in need of an emergency shelter.
The city of Pedernales after the earthquake of April, 16th 2016 © Pierre Trouche/ Handicap International | (c) Pierre Trouche / Handicap International
HI teams, present in Ecuador and in the bordering countries, stand ready to intervene alongside with the Ecuador authorities and to support the affected population. More than 700 000 people are living less than 100 kilometers close to the epicenter of this new quake.
“The Earthquake of April, 16th has been followed by 700 casualties of varying intensity, explains Dominique Delvigne, responsible of the programs conducted by Handicap International in South America. This new earthquake would necessarily have consequences on physical and moral state of the inhabitants in the affected areas.”
Noor, aged 3, is a survivor of the earthquake that struck Turkey and north-west Syria in February 2023. HI is accompanying this vivacious and resilient little girl on the way to her refound life.
Marwa is living in Germany. She fled the conflict in Syria where she was injured and is now using a wheelchair. She tells how she has coped with her disability.
Salam is the director of the Boys Elementary School in Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank. She tells us about the dangers of teaching in a context of armed violence.
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