16MAY24 👨⚕️⚕️👩⚕️The Government of the United States donated two field hospitals to Ecuador to meet the needs of the inhabitants of Alausí, which in 2023 suffered a large avalanche in which 75 people died. The delivery of both hospitals, which are valued at $2.1 million and have the capacity to care for up to 80 patients simultaneously,🎪 MASH: 'Mobile Army Surgical Hospital'
Alausí is located in the Andean province of Chimborazo, where on March 26, 2023, a large avalanche occurred when part of one of the surrounding mountains fell, burying a sector of the population. In that event, 75 people lost their lives, of which nine were reported missing after rescue efforts failed to find their bodies
among the enormous amount of tons of earth on which dozens of houses were buried. On the anniversary of that tragedy, local authorities warned that little progress had been made with the remediation work , since the avalanche area remains unstable and there are more homes that remain in a risk zone." - Photo courtesy: US Embassy Ecuador- 🏞
among the enormous amount of tons of earth on which dozens of houses were buried. On the anniversary of that tragedy, local authorities warned that little progress had been made with the remediation work , since the avalanche area remains unstable and there are more homes that remain in a risk zone." - Photo courtesy: US Embassy Ecuador- 🏞
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