Mercedes is 62 years old and she is one of the survivors of the earthquake which happened on 16th of April 2016 in Pedernales, Ecuador. After her house was destroyed, her sons built another one with bamboo and metal sheets. Every morning, Mercedes wakes up with head heaches beacause of the aftermath of earthquake don´t let her sleep. After having breakfast, she prepares for the sweet ice cream which after that she will sell in her ice crem cart from 9am to 6pm near to the mobile tent of the Red Cross. Every day Mercedes coexists with terror and victims who arrive into the hospital.
Mercedes is 62 years old and she is one of the survivors of the earthquake which happened on 16th of April 2016 in Pedernales, Ecuador. After her house was destroyed, her sons built another one with bamboo and metal sheets.
Every morning, Mercedes wakes up with head heaches beacause of the aftermath of earthquake don´t let her sleep.
After having breakfast, she prepares for the sweet ice cream which after that she will sell in her ice crem cart from
9am to 6pm near to the mobile tent of the Red Cross.
Every day Mercedes coexists with terror and victims who arrive into the hospital.