The aftermath:
7.9 quake
At least 337 Dead and the death toll might be much higher (e.g. 300 people were in a cathedral when it collapsed)
Supposedly 70% of a port city near the epicenter was leveled
It was on the front page of nytimes.com (this photo is from nytimes.com & I will take it down if asked)
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/world/americas/16cnd-peru.html?ex=1187928000&en=aca5b5d5be4d63cf&ei=5070&emc=eta1
Did you know that the west coast of South America (where Peru is) is the location of 2/3 of the world's large magnitude earthquakes?
So earthquakes are nothing new for Peru- who would have guessed it? There is an annual festival to commemorate a quake in 1746 when 5,000 people died (the Miracle Christ festival), and it is custom to wear purple in the month of October to commemorate the event.
This site has a great short history of quakes in Peru:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/world/peru/history.php
1 comment:
wow. that must have been such a crazy experience!
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