Monday, August 20, 2007
Click here for resources on how and where to send aid in response to the August 15 earthquake.
Andean Currents, a blog written by C. J. Schexnayder, reports directly from Pisco with a slide show and commentary. Elsewhere there is a tempering of news coverage and a shift among the reporters in the major USA dailies - and the Miami Herald and the Washington Post goes with wire copy in their print edition. The Financial Times starts the editorial critique of the response to the quake. The United Nations Country Team in Peru offers their Situation Report No. 6. Yesterday, The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs released their 'Earthquake OCHA Situation Report No. 5'.
General Quake Updates:
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Andean Currents, a blog written by C. J. Schexnayder, reports directly from Pisco with a slide show and commentary. Elsewhere there is a tempering of news coverage and a shift among the reporters in the major USA dailies - and the Miami Herald and the Washington Post goes with wire copy in their print edition. The Financial Times starts the editorial critique of the response to the quake. The United Nations Country Team in Peru offers their Situation Report No. 6. Yesterday, The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs released their 'Earthquake OCHA Situation Report No. 5'.
General Quake Updates:
- 'Disaster in Ica' (Financial Times, Richard Lapper)
- 'A Peruvian Mother's Search for Her Son' (Los Angeles Times, Patrick J. McDonnell)
- 'Rescuers in Peru Quake Lose Hope' (Associated Press in Miami Herald)
- 'In a Place of Solace, Finding Faith Among the Sorrow' (New York Times, Alexei Barrionuevo with David Rochkind)
- 'Earthquake Protests Hurt Garcia' (Oxford Analytica)
- 'As Quake Leveled Church, a 'Miracle' Of Survival in Peru' (Associated Press in Washington Post)
- 'Authorities fight looting, disease in quake-hit Peru' (Agence France-Press)
- 'Loss and Salvation in Peruvian Church' (Associated Press, Frank Bajak)
- 'Peru to Speed Up Rebuilding After More Quakes Add to Death Toll' (Bloomberg, Alex Emery)
- 'Peru's Post-Quake Reconstruction to Create 8,000 Jobs' (Bloomberg, Alex Emery)
- 'Aftershock Rattles Peru, kills one child' (Deutsche Presse-Agentur)
- 'On the Road to a Peruvian Disaster' (NBC Nightly News, Mark Potter); see also Potter's blog
- 'Recovering from the Peru Earthquake' (Time Magazine, Lucien Chauvin with David Rochkind as photographer)
- 'Thousands of Homeless Wait for Help in Peru' (Reuters, Terry Wade)
- 'Peruvian President Faces Angry Demonstrations Over Tardy Relief' (RTT News)
- 'UNESCO Joins UN Effort in Response to Peruvian Earthquake' (UNESCO blog, Jessica Valenti)
- 'Peru to begin infrastructure reconstruction in quake-hit areas' (Xinhua News Agency)
- 'Security Concern for Earthquake Zone' (Reuters video)
- 'Church group has 'life-changing' experience in Peruvian earthquake' (Appleton Post Crescent, J. E. Espino, Wisconsin)
- 'Cardinal Bertone to bring $200,000 to Peruvian quake victims' (Catholic World Service)
- 'Chinese Government Offers Disaster Relief Aid to Peru' (China Government)
- 'Government's Earthquake Relief in Peru not Enough, say Experts' (Christian Science Monitor, Lucian Chauvin)
- 'MSF Provides Care to Survivors in Earthquake Affected Region' (Médecins Sans Frontières press release)
- 'Water-purifying tablets, systems on their way to affected areas' (Mercy Corps press release)
- 'Glenvar Missionary in Peru Describes Earthquake Destruction' (Our Valley, Meg Hibbert, Virginia)
- 'Peruvian photographer Mario Testino launches Save the Children Global Appeal' (Save the Children)
- 'Univision Partners with American Red Cross to Assist in Peruvian Earthquake Disaster Relief Efforts' (Univision press release)
- 'Media Blamed for Hindering Quake Efforts' (United Press International)
- 'Menendez Asks for Continued Aid to Peru Region Devastated by Quake' (US Senator Menendez press release)
- 'Peruvian, Colombian leaders visit earthquake-affected city' (Xinhua News Agency)
- 'China to donate 300,000 USD to quake-ravaged Peru' (Xinhua News Agency)
- 'Peruvian Quake Survivors to Receive CRWRC Emergency Aid' (Worldwide Faith News)
Opinion Pieces:
- 'Government Failure in Peru' (Wall Street Journal op-ed, Ian Vasquez, Cato Institute)
- 'Peru trip chilling dose of reality for West grad (with slide show)' (The Capital Times, Rob Zaleski, Wisconsin) opinion piece
Other News:
- 'U.S. action on free trade is left hanging' (Los Angeles Times, Peter G. Gosselin)
- 'Letter from Peru's CGTP and CUTP to US Congress' (on Public Citizen site)
- 'Undocumented students pursue dreams amid hope, fear' (Miami Herald, Tania deLuzuriaga)
- 'Sulliden Exploration: Sulliden Starts Drilling At Shahuindo' (Sulliden Exploration press release)
- 'Treinish and Schlosberg make it back to Peru' (Summit Daily News, Adam Boffey, Colorado)
- 'Prize recognizes investigative reporting on drug trafficking' (International Journalists' Network) Deadline: March 30, 2008.
- 'Yma Sumac - The Wild Woman of Peru' (Synthesis blog) includes related YouTube link.
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