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Evo Morales travels to Ecuador to deliver humanitarian aid


The president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, left today to Ecuador to deliver earthquake victims hundred tons of humanitarian aid were transferred this morning in three flights, officials said.

The president left the military airport of El Alto near La Paz city, at 9.00 local time (13.00 GMT) with its collaborators and the ambassador of Ecuador in La Paz, Ricardo Ulcuango.

Morales deliver aid to his colleague Rafael Correa in the Ecuadorian city of Manta and then visit the towns of Pedernales, Jipijapa and Jama, who are most affected by the earthquake, the Ecuadorian diplomat explained.

About to board your plane, the Bolivian president reiterated that very much regrets what happened in Ecuador and is a must "share the little we have South American brothers."

In recent days, Bolivia sent two flights with humanitarian aid and 53 rescue workers, who already returned to La Paz.

As a result of the earthquake of magnitude 7.8 on the Richter scale killed at least 655 people, 41 are missing and thousands injured and displaced.

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