Peru
URGENT RESPONSE NEEDS: HEALTH, EDUCATION AND PSYCHO-SOCIAL SUPPORT Rising number of earthquake casualties 20,000 children affected More than 1,000 aftershocks Large areas of agricultural land destroyed EMERGENCY OVERVIEW Increasing number of casualties, over 47,500 made homeless. On 23 June 2001 at 20:33 hours (GMT) an earthquake…
Peru
MSF Provides Assistance to Peru Earthquake Victims Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is working in the Arequipa, Moquegua and Tacna regions of Peru to assist the victims of last Saturday's earthquake which measured 6.9 on the Richter scale. The quake…
Peru
Jueves 28, 3:30 pm - Reportes de zonas rurales afectadas por el sismo reportan el incremento de infecciones respiratorias agudas debido a la falta de abrigo, pérdida de viviendas y las bajas temperaturas que se registran en el sur…
Peru
With a magnitude now upgraded to 8.1 on the Richter scale, Saturday's earthquake near Arequipa, Peru, took at least 50 lives and affected more than 12,350 families. Mobilizing immediate response to the earthquake is a priority for staff in LWR's…
Peru
INTERMÓN OXFAM ha destinado hasta el momento 10 millones de pesetas (60.000 euros) a la operación de emergencia El equipo de emergencia de OXFAM INTERNACIONAL en Perú han puesto en funcionamiento cinco tanques para el suministro de agua potable en…
Peru
El balance provisional del terremoto que asoló el pasado sábado el sur de Perú es de 118 muertos, 1.578 heridos, 53 desaparecidos, 73.391 damnificados y 21.189 edificios destruidos, seg=FAn el =FAltimo informe hecho p=FAblico por el Instituto de Defensa…
Peru
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE (BHR) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Background On June 23, 2001, at approximately 3:33 pm local time, an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.1 on the Richter Scale occurred…
Peru
Written by Stephanie Kriner, Staff Writer, RedCross.org, with news reports Peru is beginning to pick up and rebuild after a powerful earthquake devastated a southern region in the Andean highlands. Meanwhile, rescue workers and relatives of the missing continue to…
Peru
Rescue operations, in the wake of the massive earthquake which struck southwest Peru at around 3:30 local time on Saturday June 23, are being hampered by a number of large aftershocks. An aftershock measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale…
Peru
27/6/01, Geneva - The death toll from Saturday's earthquake in the south west of Peru has reached 97. But officials expect the number of dead to climb higher. Information from rescue workers who have managed to reach remote areas…
