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Written by Stephanie Kriner, Staff Writer, RedCross.org Rescuers in Peru are searching for survivors of a magnitude-7.9 earthquake that left at least 70 people dead, more than 500 injured and 20,000 without homes, according to the Peruvian Civil Defense. The temblor,…
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New Canaan, CT (June 25, 2001) - AmeriCares, the international disaster relief and humanitarian aid organization, announced that over 24,000 pounds of medical relief materials have just cleared Customs in Peru and will be distributed momentarily. Included in that 24,000…
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Médicos del Mundo ha decidido intervenir de inmediato para ayudar a las víctimas que ha causado el terremoto que tuvo lugar el pasado día 23 en la costa cercana al departamento de Arequipa (1.000.000 de personas), donde se situó…
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PHILADELPHIA-The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) has assembled an Emergency Response Team to react to the earthquake in Peru, which is reported to have hit between 7.9 and 8.1 on the Richter Scale. The response team will assess the…
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Washington, June 25, 2001 (PAHO) -- The Pan American Health Organization is working closely with authorities in Peru in response to the major earthquake that shook southern Peru and northern Chile, leaving some 70 dead, 1,200 injured, and some…
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SG/SM/7859 The following statement was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan: The Secretary-General was deeply saddened to learn of the loss of life and destruction caused by the earthquake that struck southern Peru on Saturday,…
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By Eduardo Orozco AREQUIPA, Peru (Reuters) - Southern Peru, racked by a major earthquake that killed dozens of people and injured hundreds, scrambled on Sunday to get food, shelter and medicine to survivors readying for a second night on the…
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Baltimore, June 24, 2001- Catholic Relief Services has allocated an initial $50,000 to assist the victims of Saturday's earthquake in Peru, which measured 7.9 on the Richter scale. At least 60 people are reported dead and more than 800…
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Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2001/0116 OCHA Situation Report No. 2 Peru - Earthquake 24 June 2001 Situation 1. Most affected areas are Arequipa, Moquegua and Tacna: 52 dead (Arequipa, 21; Moquegua ,16; Tacna 9, Camana, 6), 544 wounded and 10 missing. Thousands have…
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Report of the Coordination Meeting On Sunday evening, 24 June, the Disaster Office of Peru's Ministry of Health organized a coordination meeting with Peruvian professionals responsible for disaster response, personnel from PAHO/WHO and UNICEF, Peru's specialized Center for Seismic Engineering and…
