EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION

As previously reported none of the SAE staff in Peru nor the clubhouses in Lima and Cusco suffered any injuries or damage during the earthquake in August. Many thanks to all the SAE members who contacted us concerned about our wellbeing. A number of SAe members have been involved in various ways with the relief efforts in the affected regions. One member mentioned that during his time there, there wre volunteers from more than a dozen nation doing what they could.

Peru Earthquake

• A 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit the coast of Peru at 18.41 on Wednesday 15th August. Epicentre was beneath the Pacific Ocean, about 90 miles south-east of Lima. Four strong aftershocks from 5.4 to 5.9 followed.
  
• More than 500 people killed and 1,500 injured. All but one of the deaths occurred in the coastal province of Ica, to the south of Lima. At least 60 people died in the regional capital, also called Ica, 165 miles south of Lima. One person was killed in Lima.
  
• The towns of Pisco and Chinca were badly hit, with the majority of buildings destroyed. Power failures occurred in these towns as well as several other towns along the south coast. In Lima there was also power failure and some buildings collapsed.
  
• Parts of the South Pan-American Highway were blocked by falling boulders and cracks at several points along the coast.
  
• The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami warning for the coasts of Peru, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, Costa Rica and Panama. A tsunami watch was issued for the rest of Central America and Mexico and an advisory for Hawaii. The center canceled all the alerts after about two hours, but it said the quake had caused an estimated 10-inch tsunami near the epicenter.
  

Giving Help

• Donations of clothes, tents, blankets, tinned foods etc can be brought to the Lima Clubhouse or taken directly to El Sol Language School, Grimaldo del Solar 469, Miraflores. Telephone: + 51 1 2427763 or coordinate directly with Marcelo Orneta (elsol_logistica@idiomasperu.com) or Sonia Aparcana (sonia.aparcana@idiomasperu.com).
  
• Blood is needed. If wishing to donate, we suggest: Hospital Edgardo Rebagliatti Martins. Av. Rebagliatti No. 120, Jesús María. Tel: +51 1 265 4901 or +51 1471 0277
  
• Click here for details on various ways to donate, give blood, or help in the rebuilding efforts.
  
  

For further reading on the affected areas and the development progress:

• IMC teams up with local organization to help children affected by Peru earthquake.
  
  
• Peru's Earthquake Victims Organize Protests in Ica.
  
  
• Life begins to return to normal following Peru earthquake.
  
  
• Areas Affected by Peru's Earthquake to be Rebuilt in Two Years.
  
  
• Building hope for Peru's quake victims.