The recent national disturbances by Cesar Vergara

Juan Fernando Avila

2024-01-18 16:50:20 UTC

It was a Tuesday at 1PM in the afternoon and I was lying in my bed, my mom was watching the news on TC television, when she told me: Fernando, look what's happening!! What about me!! He couldn't believe it, he was very scared, he wanted to cry because he was afraid of everyone being shot.

Jeremy Loor

jeremyloor1 — 2024-01-18 16:50:34 UTC

The day they took Tc’s channel I was talking to my mom, while she was watching the news, suddenly the armed men came into the channel, and we got scared when they started shooting, We called my father to go back home from work because all the places were closing, we stayed in the house and I felt scared by all the past.

My experience (Diego Castello)

2024-01-18 16:50:59 UTC

In that moment I was in my house, and then I saw the socials media and, the pictures, videos and all of that. So I was worried, my mom said that we need to pray to Ecuador and my brother don't answer the phone, so we are worried for that too. Also it was surprised, but now, the situation is kind of relaxing than before, although actually the situation still heavy.

Giselle Reyes

2024-01-18 16:51:21 UTC

That day was weird for me because in the morning I went out with my mom and my grandmother, and the day was calm, the weather was cloudy and everything looked very peaceful, until when we saw the news of what was happening and we were in shock

Madelein carabali

2024-01-18 16:51:52 UTC

That day I was at home, but I felt scared because of everything that was happening and I was worried because my mother and my sister were at work and did not arrive.

Carolina Moya

2024-01-18 16:52:31 UTC

That day I was having lunch, when Whatsapp chats started saying that criminals entered the television program.

I was worried because some of my siblings were outside and the chaos made it difficult for them to come home quickly.

Poleth Chiluisa

2024-01-18 16:53:11 UTC

For me it was a bit stressful day because when all this was happening I was working as a substitute teacher and while I was going home I saw desperate people, the children who were studying in the afternoon running out of the schools, the students from the universities, my dad calling my mom and me to ask us if we were going home.

Soledad Rodríguez

2024-01-18 16:53:16 UTC

This day was so scary because I saw the begining of the disturbances on twitter and I think that was a prank, then I saw all of the events that happen then. In that moment I was at home, cooking the lunch with my mom. Then I turned on the tv and saw all of the event, when the channel fall down, I went to the another that was sharing all of the new information. I felt a lot of emotions, I went from anxiety to stress to scared.

Anmary Rondón

2024-01-18 16:53:36 UTC

When TC happened, I was playing video games with my boyfriend and we were on a call and you said love, you know that some armed people entered a television channel that day of so much news, I got very stressed because of so much information I was receiving, so I stopped watching that news and got distracted by other things.

MADELYNE ARTEAGA: I was at home with my mom and my brother, who didn't go to work in person because he had a bad feeling. Then my brother saw something and told us to watch TV. My mom was very scared, but I was more surprised. Then we started calling my dad and my sister because they were at work.

2024-01-18 16:54:18 UTC

Javiera Rodríguez

2024-01-18 16:54:40 UTC

It was a very worrying day. I was worried because my parents were at work and I was at home with my younger brother and my uncle. I was chatting with my best friends when one of them sent the video of what happened at TC. I started calling my parents to see how they were doing and to be calm.

Anthony Fuentes

2024-01-18 16:54:44 UTC

This day was a hard day, I can't deny that at one point I was afraid. Because I saw the exact moment the terrorists arrived at TC. At first I thought this situation couldn't be real, but when I heard the shootings it was really shocking. And at a specific moment the transmission was interrupted, only a message was seen on the screen that said: NO SIGNAL. Then I can understand the real magnitude of the problem.

Jeampierre Zapata

2024-01-18 16:54:49 UTC

That day for me was a bad day, seeing everything that was happening in my country was terrible. That day I was playing gtav with some friends, when one of them told us to watch TC channel, the only thing I did was to watch the channel and try to keep myself informed of the news, I was also worried about my friends and family who were out of their homes. I felt a little disappointed with everything that was happening and a little frustrated that I couldn't do more to help.

Bianca Cruz

2024-01-18 16:55:19 UTC

That day started out calm for me, I had just woken up, but then with everything that was happening I got very sacred and spent the entire day in fear.

Jaime Idrovo

2024-01-18 16:55:21 UTC

That day was very surprising for me, because there were many disturbances in the country, but the most transcendental one was that terrorists went to kidnap and threaten people working in a live newscast. At that moment I was playing video games with my best friend and suddenly my father called me to tell me to turn on the news. At that moment I was terrified and worried about my relatives who were not coming home. I couldn't believe it, it sounded like a movie.

Belen Yambay

belenyambay — 2024-01-18 16:56:11 UTC

I was really scared because every day I watch the news on that channel and I saw all the problems from the beginning moments before with my family we were having lunch and all we did was turn off the TV and try to be calm.

Krystel Arias

2024-01-18 16:58:47 UTC

1- How was that day for you?

Tuesday was a sad day for me and for people who lost family members.

2- What were you doing?

I was at home and in my bed watching Master Chef

3- What did you do?

I called my brothers and father who were outside working to see if they were okay and if they were coming home.

4- How did you feel?

With great desperation that my family is well

Maria Jose Rueda

2024-01-18 16:59:28 UTC

How was that day for you?

My day is a little boring without much to do, from time to time I start reading or watching a series. after i found that the terrorist had taken the tc channel

what were you doing?

Well, what I did was immediately inform myself about what was happening and not leave my house.

How did you feel?

i felt very afraid and very confused