Huge earthquake destroys city A devastating earthquake in Chimbote city caused heavy losses to its inhabitants, this happened

yesterday at 6.50pm lasting about 3 minutes. Its epicenter was located 40 kilometers north of Casma and was 39 miles deep. It was one of the most violent earthquakes occurred in Peru in recent years (in terms of intensity and duration). The movement, which had a magnitude of 9.0 degrees on the Richter scale, left 600 dead, nearly 1,500 injured, 80,000 houses were totally destroyed and 500 000 people were affected. The areas most affected were the provinces of Santa, Casma and Huarmey. The destructive magnitude earthquake also caused extensive damage to infrastructure that provides basic services to the population, such as water, electricity, education, health, etc. Fortunately, by the time the help of local government and other countries is being offered to those affected.

Un devastador terremoto en la ciudad Chimbote caus grandes prdidas a sus habitantes,esto ocurri ayer a las 6.50 pm con una duracin cerca de 3 minutos. Su epicentro se localiz a 40 kilmetros al norte de Casma y tuvo 39 kilmetros de profundidad. Fue uno de los terremotos ms violentos ocurridos en el Per en los ltimos aos (en cuanto a intensidad y a duracin). El movimiento, que tuvo una magnitud de 9.0 grados en la escala de Richter, dej 600 muertos, casi 1500 heridos, 80000 viviendas totalmente destruidas y 500 mil personas resultaron afectadas. Las zonas ms afectadas fueron las provincias de Santa, Casma y Huarmey. La magnitud destructiva del terremoto tambin caus grandes daos a la infraestructura que proporciona los servicios bsicos a la poblacin, tales como agua, electricidad, educacin, salud, etc. Afortunadamente, por el momento la ayuda del gobierno local y dems pases est siendo ofrecida a los afectados.