The Government of Peru is sending a team of engineers to Mexico in response to the Aztec country's request for humanitarian aid following the devastating earthquake that battered Morelos, Puebla and Mexico City on Tuesday.
In a release, the Peruvian Foreign Affairs Ministry said the team would assist the Mexican National Civil Protection System in assessing the structural integrity of damaged buildings.
"Peru renews its solidarity with the Government and the people of Mexico, and reiterates its support in the wake of the humanitarian situation facing the said brother nation," the statement reads.
Mexico's Ambassador to Lima Ernesto Campos
expressed his gratitude to the Peruvian Government, underlining the role of risk assessment experts is just as pivotal as that of rescuers.
"It is a team of highly-specialized engineers that will prove most valuable in Mexico. Their task consists in surveying properties, so that citizens know whether it is safe for them to return to their homes," the diplomat told Canal N local news station.
Last Tuesday, a 7.1-magnitude earthquake shook Mexico and caused panic on the 32nd anniversary of the devastating 1985 quake. Death toll currently stands at 293.