Officials from the Prime Ministry's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) are engaging in talks with Ecuadorian officials on how to help the country. AFAD had already planned to send 1,500 food packages, 1,500 hygiene kits, 150 mobile lavatories and hygiene
units. Ecuador requested aid especially in supplying lavatories and hygiene kits for those affected by the earthquake, according to officials. Along with hygiene kits, Turkey will send food packages composed of ingredients catering to the nutritional habits of Ecuadorians. Each food package contains sardines, rice, lentils, pasta, milk powder, sugar and tuna fish while hygiene kits come with soap, wet tissues, toothbrushes, toothpastes and diapers.
Ecuador was rocked by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake on April 16 that killed more than 650 people and injured about 17,000 others. The epicenter of the tremor was 27 kilometers away from Muisne, a small town in Manabi state located on the country's Pacific coast. Six out of 22 states in the small country were affected by the earthquake, which left some cities significantly damaged. The earthquake was particularly hurtful for a region populated by low-income citizens dependent on tourism revenues.
The cities of Manta, Portoviejo and Pedernales in Manabi particularly suffered from serious destruction. About 7,000 buildings collapsed during the earthquake while more than 20,000 people were left homeless. The earthquake was followed by six aftershocks between the magnitudes of 5.5 and 6.2. Turkey was among the first responders to the disaster. A medical team was sent to the country while AFAD dispatched a delegation of humanitarian relief workers. AFAD was also scheduled to dispatch a medical aid team and a mobile hospital.
Source: dailysabah
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