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OAS Permanent Council Expressed Solidarity with Ecuador and Uruguay following Natural Disasters

  April 18, 2016

OAS Permanent Council Expressed Solidarity with Ecuador and Uruguay following Natural Disasters
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The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) today expressed its solidarity with the peoples and governments of Ecuador and Uruguay after the natural disasters suffered by both countries in recent days.

The representatives of the Member States approved the statements of solidarity by acclamation and observed a minute of silence for the victims. The Secretary General of the OAS, Luis Almagro, proposed activating the Inter-American Emergency Aid Committee and urged talks with Ambassador Carlos Daneri, head of the White Helmets of Argentina, and with other Member States who wish to collaborate with this program.

In recent days, an earthquake left more than 250 dead and thousands injured in Ecuador, and in Uruguay a tornado killed several people and caused a flood wave that caused incalculable damage.

Reference: FNE-19371