A Canadian man in Ecuador who was video-chatting with his father when the connection went down during the Andean country's huge earthquake on Saturday called back hours later to report his wife and son had been killed, a family member said.
Canadian woman and son killed in earthquake
"And the roof fell down," the uncle said. "His kid was killed and his wife was under the debris."
Canadian woman and son killed in Ecuador earthquake
Recommended articles
![Linn of Tummel Waterfall [UKNIP]](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20width%3D'100'%20height%3D'100'%20data-ring-placeholder%3D'1'%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E "Linn of Tummel Waterfall [UKNIP]")
Pascal Laflamme's wife, Jennifer Mawn, 38, and 12-year-old son, Arthur, died when the roof of their residence collapsed during the 7.8 magnitude quake, the man's uncle, Guy Laflamme, said in a phone interview on Sunday.
Pascal Laflamme and his daughter, Laurie-Ann, 14, survived.
The quake, Ecuador's biggest in decades, struck off the Pacific coast, causing panic as far away as the highland capital, Quito, and killing at least 262 people.
ADVERTISEMENT
Guy Laflamme said his nephew, originally from Montreal, had shouted: "Get out!" to his family in their home near the coast, but they could not do so in time.
Pascal Laflamme, who worked for a property developer in Bahia de Caraquez, about 95 miles (150 km) southwest of Quito, told his father afterward he and his daughter sought shelter with a friend away from the seaside. He has not been in touch since.
Pascal Laflamme's father, Real, whom Guy Laflamme described as "in shock," declined an interview request, saying it was a difficult time for him.
Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion confirmed in a statement that two Canadians died in the quake.
JOIN OUR PULSE COMMUNITY!
ADVERTISEMENT
Eyewitness? Submit your stories now via social or:
Email: eyewitness@pulse.ng
Recommended articles
Plateau University suspends exams over killing of student
Nigeria laughing stock of the rest of the world due to insecurity - TY Danjuma
APC group claims Tinubu’s initiatives stimulating economic recovery
Plateau Gov urges calm after attack that led to death of 200-level PLASU student
NAFDAC reopens popular Ibadan supermarket shut for selling unregistered product
Gov Adeleke lavished with praise for providing water, sanitation facilities
CSO inaugurates campaign to combat electoral irregularities, promote reforms
Lagos arrests 10 fake officials for carrying out unauthorised enforcement
Ogun govt training herbalists to compete in world trado-medicine market
Pulse Sports
Lionel Messi's son breaks the internet after scoring five goals for Inter Miami
Naija Stars Abroad: Onyedika, Boniface, and Osimhen shine across Europe
Victor Osimhen and Tobi Amusan make list of Forbes’ 30 under 30 Class of 2024
ADVERTISEMENT
![The woman was recorded, among others, while bathing [BI]](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20width%3D'300'%20height%3D'172'%20data-ring-placeholder%3D'1'%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E "The woman was recorded, among others, while bathing [BI]")