As the news said, in Hungarian time (GMT +2) on Saturday at dawn a 7.8 Richter scale earthquake hit the South American country, Ecuador. The epicenter was near the city of Musina, but the buildings were also shaked in Quito, the capital city. The first quake was followed by several aftershocks, including a 5.6 strong one. On Monday, Ecuadorian Defence Minister César Navas said, based on the reports of search and rescue teams and the authorities, that 350 people died and 2060 people were injured, and there are still a high number of disappeared victims. 

On Tuesday at mignight, the workers of Rescue 24 arrived to the airport of the Ecuadorian capital to join the local rescue team and help the Baptists' work with their professional knowledge.