• 8 killed in Peru Earthquake
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[quote]A shallow, 4.9-magnitude earthquake killed at least eight people whose crudely constructed homes collapsed in a remote Andean village near Cuzco, a Peruvian civil defense official said on Sunday. The moderate quake struck on Saturday night at a depth of just 5 miles (8 kilometers) and affected the village of Misca, as well as the nearby communities of Cusibamba Bajo, Cajay, Canopato, Mollejcato, Muyoc and Toray in the province of Paruro in Cuzco region. Houses collapse Peruvian Civil Defense released a statement saying that 45 adobe-and-stone houses collapsed and 70 more homes were cracked and left uninhabitable by the earthquake. Peru’s government declared a 90-day state of emergency in the area. President Ollanta Humala said the state of emergency would help rebuild Misca, a village of 160 Quechua inhabitants located 370 miles (595 kilometers) southeast of Lima that was at the epicenter of the quake. “The population has lost everything,” said Mr. Humala after visiting the village.[/quote] Sauce: [url]http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/peru-earthquake/article6456537.ece[/url]
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