International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau confirmed Tuesday that two more Canadians died in the weekend quake, but she offered no other details, citing privacy concerns.
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Television station TVA identified those victims as Jennifer Mawn and her son, Arthur Laflamme.
“[They] are going over there to assess the needs and make recommendations so we know how we can best help the region”, Bibeau said.
The ministry said the government of Ecuador declared a state of emergency across the country and is working to recover from the disaster, adding the global community, including the United Nations and the European Union, are also providing assistance to the country.
Sending an assessment team is a precursor to deciding whether to send the full DART, which was deployed previous year to the natural disaster in Nepal.
“Red Cross volunteers in Equador responded immediately after the quake and were assisting with rescue operations, the evacuation of people and medical care”, says Kahlon.
April 18, 2016:Hundreds are injured and dead following the the 7.8 magnitude natural disaster that hit Esmeraldas province in Ecuador on April 16th.
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“Canadians were so generous at that time and we hope they’ll help again in Ecuador”, said Ann Witteveen of Oxfam Canada. It was centered on Ecuador’s fishing ports and tourist beaches, about 170 kilometers northwest of the capital of Quito.
