Peru
Situation 1. At 11:40:58 PM UTC/GMT (Greenwich time) 6:34:56 PM local time on August 15th, an earthquake measuring 7.9 degrees in the Richter scale struck the Department of Ica. The epicentre was 25 miles (61 kilometres) west-northwest of Chincha Alta,…
Peru
SOS Children's Villages is working with Caritas, Care Peru and Médecins Sans Frontières to provide aid for more than 1,400 children in the areas of southern Peru that were hit by the recent earthquake. SOS Children's Villages is committed to helping…
Peru
GENEVA, September 11, 2007 - Members of the global alliance, Action by Churches Together (ACT) International, are continuing their response to vulnerable rural families following the mid-August earthquake in Peru. "Following the disaster, people were without homes and had many difficulties…
Peru
By Ester Luis Following the devastating 8.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Peru's central coast on 15 August, a World Vision team of psychologists arrived in the hard-hit cities of Pisco, Chincha, and Ica to provide support for the affected children. "I was…
Peru
- Apoyo se suma a las más de 200 toneladas entregadas a las localidades afectadas por el terremoto - Puente aéreo de la Policía Nacional transporta tres toneladas de víveres a zonas altoandinas damnificadas El ministro del Interior, Luis…
Peru
12:00 hours Situation 1. At 11:40:58 PM UTC/GMT (Greenwich time) 6:34:56 PM local time on August 15th, an earthquake measuring 7.9 degrees in the Richter scale struck the Department of Ica. The epicentre was 25 miles (61 kilometres) west-northwest of Chincha…
Peru
Following last month's magnitude 8.0 earthquake in Peru, the largest quake to hit Latin America in decades, Mercy Corps quickly began to address emergency needs, distributing food and antibiotics, and providing access to clean water. Brian Atkinson, Mercy Corps'…
Peru
Perú - La OIM está distribuyendo esta semana tiendas de campaña y suministros de emergencia, entre ellos colchones, mantas, sábanas y juegos de utensilios de cocina a las víctimas del terremoto que sacudió el departamento de Ica el 15…
Peru
IOM is this week distributing tents and relief supplies, including mattresses, blankets, sheets and kitchen sets to victims of the earthquake that struck the Department of Ica on 15 August. The initial emergency shelter plan called for the creation of…
Peru
El 15 de agosto de 2007, a las 18:41 hora local, Perú fue sacudido por un violento sismo. Con una magnitud de 8.0 en la escala de Richter (de acuerdo al US Geological Survey), fue el sismo más fuerte…
