CANOA UPDATE

It's now more than a week since the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Ecuador. 

Communication to Canoa has been improving over the last few days and it seems like cleaning up is underway. Many private organizations and people are bringing important supplies like food, water and mattresses to Canoa. But a lot of help is still needed

Luckily nobody in our family was injured. Carlos' parents house was damaged so badly that it needs to be demolished. It was possible to get some stuff out of the house although it probably was very risky to get in the house. ( Carlos' sister described the house as "moving like jello") 

There still have been many aftershocks, some of them as strong as magnitude 6.1. It must be emotionally very difficult if the earth shakes multiple times a day, especially after an traumatic experience like a 7.8 earthquake. 

Thanks to the donations of my very generous colleagues, friends and friend of friends, we were able to send some supplies to Carlos family and friends in Canoa. Leo (Carlos' brother) left for Ecuador yesterday and thanks to #TAME he could take five large bags with supplies to Canoa free of charge.

What we bought now from the donations are:

12 - 6oz bottles insect repellent

Hand sanitizer

2 boxes Crayons (for Carlos nieces)

Batteries

Pain killers

An emergency generator 

 5 water filter

My colleagues donated:

• 3 mosquito nets,
• 5 insect repellent bracelets,
• 1 flashlight+radio
• 2 emergency tents
• 30 water purifying tablets
• 2 headbands flashlights
• 12 Fire sticks

Due to the generous donations, there are sufficient funds to buy more supplies that Carlos can take to Ecuador in a few weeks.

We will also be able to buy construction supplies to first build a shelter for the immediate situation and later to help build a new house. 

 

Carlos' family is currently living a few miles inland from Canoa at a property that we bought a few years ago. They only have a small plastic cover and mattresses that they could get out of the house.

This is how people live in Canoa at the moment





Demolishing of damaged houses started

the beach

The street in front of Carlos' parents house



Road near Canoa

EARTHQUAKE IN ECUADOR

The small coastal town of Canoa, Ecuador where my husband's family lives has been completely devastated by the recent earthquake that struck the province of Manabi. Our beautiful town of Canoa is located only a few miles from the epicenter of the magnitude 7.8 earthquake on Saturday night and there have been more than 20 aftershocks with magnitude 4.4 or more.


Many people died in the town and many others are injured, missing, or still trapped under debris. Emergency relief efforts are slowly reaching Canoa due to infrastructure damage and impassible roads. There is no potable water, limited access to food and no electricity.
We are going to collect funds as well as supplies and take them directly to our families as soon as possible. 

The town, a small fishing/ surfing village, was a small but popular destination for tourists from The US, Europe, and all over South America but the earthquake has destroyed almost all the homes and hotels, thereby also destroying not only people's home but also their livelihoods. Please help us help them to survive and then rebuild after this tragedy. Even the smallest donation will help.

A three story building - completely collapsed

This was a three story building - the first floor was completely destroyed

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if you have a paypal account you can use this link
paypal.me/helpushelpcanoa


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https://www.gofundme.com/26ebcajr


ALL DONATIONS WILL DIRECTLY SUPPORT CARLOS' FAMILY