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Alhama Wednesday visited the consul of Ecuador in Murcia, Gustavo Mateus, who held a meeting with the mayor of Alhama, Diego Conesa, with part of the Ecuadorian community in the municipality, coming from different parts of the country.
The meeting, which was also attended by the Councillor for Citizen Participation, Antonio José Fund and the councilman Neighbor Care, Pedro Lopez "Piqui" has developed in the Hall of City Hall.
There the consul was able to report the situation in the country and his compatriots after the earthquake last April 16.
An earthquake of magnitude 7.8 on Richter scale which caused extensive damage, among others, Manabi province and especially the city of Pedernales.
In the event they killed more than 700 people and about 9,000 families were left in the street.
The consul reported that, after a month, and have been restored basic services, electricity and telephone.
He also took the opportunity to thank equipment saves, the human contingent and equipment from the closest circles of the affected area to the most distant countries, Spain being one that has helped.
After the earthquake the # RegiónDeMurciaConEcuador constituted platform.
His representative, Wilson Perez, also attended the meeting yesterday.
Speaking been asked to continue working on rebuilding the country and not "cool" over time.
Mateus has also explained that the migration of Ecuadorians to Spain began 17 years ago, looking for work and a better future for themselves and their families future.
"They had the courage and adventure of crossing the ocean to a land that from day one gave them a great reception," he noted.
Mainly to cities like Lorca and Totana and Alhama shortly afterwards.
According to the data, 2% of the population alhameña born in Ecuador, a percentage that doubles if we consider the second and third generation, born in Spain.
In the whole country, far exceed the half million people.
The mayor, Diego Conesa, has asked them to seek integration formulas together and encouraged them to promote associations.
He also offered the assistance of the City to organize an event which can raise funds for families affected by the earthquake.
In the round of interventions, an area affected by the case Promaga * girl has asked the consul not to forget them, like you affected by the closure, without warning, a package delivery company that has claimed supposedly and left without their shipments to about 5,000 Ecuadorians.
* (Promaga is a realtor who sold homes to Ecuadorian immigrants in Europe and the United States and -denuncian- the company is not meeting the deadlines in the delivery of housing)
The Ecuadorian community invited to create a meeting point through leisure and sport that can promote multiculturalism.
Finally, the consul sent a message of thanks to all his countrymen in this land, noting that "are our best ambassadors."
"The Ecuadorians have values ​​that are highly appreciated by the Spanish population, such as respect and care of children and elderly", warning that while rights are requested, they also have to set an example of respect for others.
Murcia platform with Ecuador organizes this Saturday, June 4, MACROEVENTS solidarity for the victims of the earthquake last April 16.
It will be entertained by artists from the region of Murcia, and other provinces of Spain, will also have bar service and tourist area where you can see through photos some tourist areas of Ecuador, and from this platform asserts that "further of the multitudinous gestures of solidarity that are taking place with the Ecuadorian people, a way to support Ecuador's go visit him. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Alhama de Murcia
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