Hundreds of families slept on the streets outside ruined houses after a major earthquake hit the capitol of Peru. The powerful earthquake killed at least 437 people, Civil Defense authorities said today.
The earthquake, whose magnitude was estimated at 7.7 to 7.9, was centered off Peru’s Pacific shore near Ica.
The president of Peru, Alan Garcia, arrived in Pisco around late in the morning to view the damage firsthand, the agency reported. According to the New York Times, the United States as well as the countries part of the EU were ready to provide aid and assistance, and that a team from the Agency for International Development was in Lima assessing the situation and coordinating with the Peruvian government.
Is this just aid out of kindness? Or, is the United States and other countries helping to secure friendship for future needs? Earthquakes are not a new phenomenon in Peru, often, if ever, it take a long time to re-build what has been lost or damaged. I wonder how long it will take for the Peruvian government to re-build Lima this time?
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