Peru
Security concerns are rising in the areas hit by the earthquake in Peru, as looters take to the streets and food and water shortages lead to unrest, according to Oxfam teams on the ground in Ica. Two prisons have reportedly…
Peru
Security concerns are rising in the areas hit by the earthquake in Peru, as looters take to the streets and food and water shortages lead to unrest, according to Oxfam teams on the ground in Ica. Two prisons have…
Peru
Stamford, CT, August 17, 2007 - AmeriCares, the international relief organization is launching an emergency airlift of critical medicines and aid to help the tens of thousands of people affected by the devastating earthquake in Peru. Two trucks are scheduled…
Peru
In the wake of the massive earthquake that rocked Peru on Wednesday, three CARE teams have been sent to affected areas to assess the damage and immediate needs of survivors. We've given out emergency supplies - clean water, tools, medicine…
Peru
PERU - EARTHQUAKE UPDATE As a result of the earthquake (MW 8.0) that struck off the coast of Peru on August 15, and several aftershocks, reports indicate that more than 80,000 people have been affected. There have been 446 confirmed…
Peru
Como consecuencia del terremoto (MW 8.0) que sacudió la costa central del Perú el 15 de agosto, y después de varias réplicas, los reportes indican que más de 80.000 personas han sido afectadas. Se ha confirmado 446 muertes, más…
Peru
PISCO, Peru 17 August 2007 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is today loading supplies, surgical instruments, family food boxes, hygiene kits and tarps into a 747 cargo plane to be flown directly from Salt Lake City…
Peru
Vatican City, 17 August 2007 - Caritas Peru says non-perishable food, clean water, tents, and medicines are the most pressing needs after a powerful earthquake ravaged much of central Peru early Wednesday evening. The quake, measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale,…
Peru
(New York: 17 August): A United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team was deployed to Peru today, following yesterday's 7.9 magnitude earthquake that has so far destroyed more than 16,000 homes in the hardest hit cities of Cañete, Chincha…
Peru
Westport, Conn. (August 16, 2007) Save the Children is rapidly responding to a developing humanitarian crisis brought on by a large earthquake that struck off the southern coast of Peru on Wednesday evening. The agency has sent a team to…
