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PHOTOS: Peru quake aftermath

17 Aug 2007 09:53:00 GMT

Source: AlertNet

Background

Peru earthquake 2007

Earthquakes

Panamericana highway is seen after a
strong earthquake in Chincha, south of
Lima August 16, 2007. Peruvians pulled
hundreds of dead from the rubble of
homes and churches on Thursday and
bodies piled up on street corners after
a huge earthquake ravaged the country's
central coast. REUTERS/David Mercado (
PERU)

REUTERS/David Mercado
Panamericana highway is seen after a strong earthquake in Chincha, south of Lima August 16, 2007. Peruvians pulled hundreds of dead from the rubble of homes and churches on Thursday and bodies piled up on street corners after a huge earthquake ravaged the country's central coast. REUTERS/David Mercado ( PERU)
REF: RTR1SUFI

Rescue members work after a strong
earthquake struck Peru, in Pisco, south
of Lima August 16, 2007. Peruvians
pulled hundreds of dead from the rubble
of homes and churches on Thursday and
bodies piled up on street corners after
a huge earthquake ravaged the country's
central coast. REUTERS/Stringer (PERU)

REUTERS/STR New
Rescue members work after a strong earthquake struck Peru, in Pisco, south of Lima August 16, 2007. Peruvians pulled hundreds of dead from the rubble of homes and churches on Thursday and bodies piled up on street corners after a huge earthquake ravaged the country's central coast. REUTERS/Stringer (PERU)
REF: RTR1SUGI

Rescue workers prepare to leave for
Pisco city at the Police Airport in Lima
August 16, 2007, after an earthquake
struck Peru. Peruvians pulled hundreds
of dead from the rubble of homes and
churches on Thursday and bodies piled
up on street corners after the huge
earthquake ravaged the country's central
coast. REUTERS/Enrique Castro-Mendivil (
PERU)

REUTERS/Reuters Photographer
Rescue workers prepare to leave for Pisco city at the Police Airport in Lima August 16, 2007, after an earthquake struck Peru. Peruvians pulled hundreds of dead from the rubble of homes and churches on Thursday and bodies piled up on street corners after the huge earthquake ravaged the country's central coast. REUTERS/Enrique Castro-Mendivil ( PERU)
REF: RTR1SUCU

Residents and rescue workers try to use
the public payphones in Pisco some 245
km (150 miles) south of Lima August 16,
2007. Peruvians pulled hundreds of dead
from the rubble of homes and churches on
Thursday, piling some of them on street
corners after a huge earthquake ravaged
the country's central coast. REUTERS/
Mariana Bazo (PERU)

REUTERS/Mariana Bazo
Residents and rescue workers try to use the public payphones in Pisco some 245 km (150 miles) south of Lima August 16, 2007. Peruvians pulled hundreds of dead from the rubble of homes and churches on Thursday, piling some of them on street corners after a huge earthquake ravaged the country's central coast. REUTERS/ Mariana Bazo (PERU)
REF: RTR1SUCJ

Coffins are seen at a cemetery destroyed
in an earthquake in Ica, south of Lima,
August 16, 2007. Peruvians pulled
hundreds of dead from the rubble of
homes and churches on Thursday and
bodies piled up on street corners after
a huge earthquake ravaged the country's
central coast. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares (
PERU)

REUTERS/Pilar Olivares
Coffins are seen at a cemetery destroyed in an earthquake in Ica, south of Lima, August 16, 2007. Peruvians pulled hundreds of dead from the rubble of homes and churches on Thursday and bodies piled up on street corners after a huge earthquake ravaged the country's central coast. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares ( PERU)
REF: RTR1SUBD

Peru's soldiers patrol in Pisco, 245km (
150 miles), south of Lima August 16,2007.
Peruvians pulled hundreds of dead from
the rubble of homes and churches on
Thursday, piling some of them on street
corners after a huge earthquake ravaged
the country's central coast. REUTERS/
Mariana Bazo (PERU)

REUTERS/Mariana Bazo
Peru's soldiers patrol in Pisco, 245km ( 150 miles), south of Lima August 16,2007. Peruvians pulled hundreds of dead from the rubble of homes and churches on Thursday, piling some of them on street corners after a huge earthquake ravaged the country's central coast. REUTERS/ Mariana Bazo (PERU)
REF: RTR1SUAK

Injured people wait to be treated at a
hospital in Ica, south of Lima, August
16, 2007. Peruvians pulled hundreds of
dead from the rubble of homes and
churches on Thursday and bodies piled
up on street corners after a huge
earthquake ravaged the country's central
coast. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares (PERU)

REUTERS/Pilar Olivares
Injured people wait to be treated at a hospital in Ica, south of Lima, August 16, 2007. Peruvians pulled hundreds of dead from the rubble of homes and churches on Thursday and bodies piled up on street corners after a huge earthquake ravaged the country's central coast. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares (PERU)
REF: RTR1SUAF

Two men walk through a street that was
destroyed in Pisco some 245km (150 miles)
south of Lima August 16, 2007.
Peruvians pulled hundreds of dead from
the rubble of homes and churches on
Thursday and bodies piled up on street
corners after a huge earthquake ravaged
the country's central coast. REUTERS/
Mariana Bazo (PERU)

REUTERS/Mariana Bazo
Two men walk through a street that was destroyed in Pisco some 245km (150 miles) south of Lima August 16, 2007. Peruvians pulled hundreds of dead from the rubble of homes and churches on Thursday and bodies piled up on street corners after a huge earthquake ravaged the country's central coast. REUTERS/ Mariana Bazo (PERU)
REF: RTR1SUAD

Peruvians remove debris after a strong
earthquake struck Peru, in Pisco, south
of Lima August 16, 2007. Peruvians
pulled hundreds of dead from the rubble
of homes and churches on Thursday and
bodies piled up on street corners after
a huge earthquake ravaged the country's
central coast. REUTERS/Stringer (PERU)

REUTERS/STR New
Peruvians remove debris after a strong earthquake struck Peru, in Pisco, south of Lima August 16, 2007. Peruvians pulled hundreds of dead from the rubble of homes and churches on Thursday and bodies piled up on street corners after a huge earthquake ravaged the country's central coast. REUTERS/Stringer (PERU)
REF: RTR1SUGC

A man walks through a cemetery damaged
after an earthquake in Ica, south of
Lima, August 16, 2007. Rescuers searched
collapsed homes and churches in Peru on
Thursday for more victims of a massive 7.
9-magnitude earthquake that killed at
least 337 people and injured 1,300,
cracked and cut off roadways and left
thousands without power. REUTERS/Pilar
Olivares(PERU)

REUTERS/Pilar Olivares
A man walks through a cemetery damaged after an earthquake in Ica, south of Lima, August 16, 2007. Rescuers searched collapsed homes and churches in Peru on Thursday for more victims of a massive 7. 9-magnitude earthquake that killed at least 337 people and injured 1,300, cracked and cut off roadways and left thousands without power. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares(PERU)
REF: RTR1SU9N

Men cry over their dead relatives in
Pisco, some 245 km (152 miles) south of
Lima, August 16, 2007. Peruvians pulled
hundreds of dead from the rubble of
homes and churches on Thursday, piling
some of them on street corners after a
huge earthquake ravaged the country's
central coast. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo (
PERU)

REUTERS/Mariana Bazo
Men cry over their dead relatives in Pisco, some 245 km (152 miles) south of Lima, August 16, 2007. Peruvians pulled hundreds of dead from the rubble of homes and churches on Thursday, piling some of them on street corners after a huge earthquake ravaged the country's central coast. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo ( PERU)
REF: RTR1SU9J

A photograph of Pope Benedict XVI is
displayed amid debris left after an
earthquake struck Lima city August 16,
2007. Powerful aftershocks shook Peru on
Thursday as rescuers pulled wounded and
dead from collapsed homes and churches a
day after a massive earthquake killed
hundreds of people. REUTERS/Enrique
Castro-Mendivil (PERU)

REUTERS/Reuters Photographer
A photograph of Pope Benedict XVI is displayed amid debris left after an earthquake struck Lima city August 16, 2007. Powerful aftershocks shook Peru on Thursday as rescuers pulled wounded and dead from collapsed homes and churches a day after a massive earthquake killed hundreds of people. REUTERS/Enrique Castro-Mendivil (PERU)
REF: RTR1STWJ

A man stands amid debris left after an
earthquake struck Lima city August 16,
2007. Powerful aftershocks shook Peru on
Thursday as rescuers pulled wounded and
dead from collapsed homes and churches a
day after a massive earthquake killed
hundreds of people. REUTERS/Enrique
Castro-Mendivil (PERU)

REUTERS/Reuters Photographer
A man stands amid debris left after an earthquake struck Lima city August 16, 2007. Powerful aftershocks shook Peru on Thursday as rescuers pulled wounded and dead from collapsed homes and churches a day after a massive earthquake killed hundreds of people. REUTERS/Enrique Castro-Mendivil (PERU)
REF: RTR1STW2