In the first six days following the earthquake, there were three to four aftershocks a day. These destroyed additional homes and walls which had been weakened by the first earthquake. With each one, a cry ran through the extremely mentally-drained people. ...
There are many places where our help is needed, and the people are thankful for every helping hand. Even the mayor from Pisco has helped us, as much as possible, with our work and with the distribution of supplies such as clothes, food, tents and drinking ...
As the walls of the house began to shake, I threw my two three- and four- year old children out of the window. My mother and father were buried with me in the collapsing house.” With this statement, a Peruvian woman tries to put into words the ...