International Aid Agencies Step Up Relief Efforts Following Peru Quakes

As waves of aftershocks continued to threaten southern Peru after a powerful earthquake on Sept. 25 claimed five lives and injured 76 others in northern Peru, international aid agencies pledged to step up the relief program for the survivors.

By Eunice Or, Gospel Herald Reporter Friday, October 07, 2005

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As waves of aftershocks continued to threaten southern Peru after a powerful earthquake on Sept. 25 claimed five lives and injured 76 others in northern Peru, international aid agencies pledged to step up the relief program for the survivors.

"The Salvation Army stepped up its relief program in southern Peru after two earthquakes in quick succession on Saturday, Oct.1 brought further devastation," read a statement from the Salvation Army dated on Oct.5.

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According to the Associated Press, Saturday's 4.2- and 4-magnitude earthquakes struck about 540 miles southeast of the capital, Lima. Following the quakes on Saturday, more than 170 aftershocks have rocked southern Peru in the 48 hours.

Civil Defense Institute chief Juan Luis Podesta told AP that at least 10 people were injured in the double earthquakes and more than 400 homes in several towns and villages were severely damaged or destroyed.

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