Very Strong 7.1mag earthquake in the coastal area near Acari, Peru – State of Emergency in Arequipa and Ayacucho provinces. Update September 27, 09:38 UTC : The authorities have decided to call the State of Emergency in Caraveli (Arequipa) and Lucanes (Ayacucho) provinces. The initial reports did talk about minimal damage but after further assessment the damage is finally much bigger than expected. - 14 people are officially designated to have been injured in this earthquake, however as said below the mining incident is likely not in this total. - 66 education facilities (schools etc.) have sustained cracks and fissures in the walls and have to be further inspected by engineers. The most damaged school classes will be temporary replaced by prefabricated containers. - 997 people are currently homeless - 4 houses collapsed and 196 houses are uninhabitable (due to major damage). - 4000 people are affected by this earthquake - An additional 864 houses had minor damage. - The most affected villages are : Chala, Bella Unión, Atiquipa and Acarí. - The authorities have erected tents in this area but a lot of homeless families can live for a while with friends and / or family. - Water distribution network has been broken and water is not safe to drink anymore. The government does all it can to repair the water distribution network.
Posted on: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 01:05:19 +0000
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