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Title: Powerful earthquake in Peru kills 450
Post by: chokkan 2 on August 16, 2007, 10:39:11 AM

A powerful 7.9-magnitude earthquake shook Peru's coast near the capital, killing at least 337 people and injuring more 827 others, the Civil Defense said early Thursday.



EDIT: The death toll rose to 450 on Thursday in the magnitude-8 earthquake that devastated cities of adobe and brick in Peru's southern desert. Survivors wearing blankets walked like ghosts through the ruins. (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070816/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/peru_quake;_ylt=AhMfyXM9aDgfiA_wb1K_ymWs0NUE)

Title: Re: Powerful earthquake in Peru kills 337
Post by: nop on August 16, 2007, 12:00:20 PM

Quite sad that many people died in church while attending service. 

Title: Re: Powerful earthquake in Peru kills 450
Post by: StreakInTheSky on August 17, 2007, 06:37:56 AM

Man this is such sad news, I can't even imagine what's going on over there. :/

Title: Re: Powerful earthquake in Peru kills 450
Post by: Sexykago on August 17, 2007, 08:13:47 AM

Crap, that's alot of people! :(

Title: Re: Powerful earthquake in Peru kills 450
Post by: Pinkosa on August 17, 2007, 04:38:14 PM

The worst is that the earthquake was in the 'poor' side, wich means the houses were not made with the same material as the houses from here or any other place. That's why I've heard from the news wich is terrible T_T

Title: Re: Powerful earthquake in Peru kills 450
Post by: StreakInTheSky on August 18, 2007, 01:57:23 AM

I think one of the saddest things is that the Paris Hilton threads got more attention than this one >_>