Peruvia

Click here for resources on how and where to send aid in response to the August 15 earthquake.

Update: The International Federation of Journalists has appealed for 'Solidarity with media Victims of Earthquake in Peru,' according to a press release. It also noted that the International News Safety Institute has issued a safety alert for journalists covering the earthquake in Peru to help them deal with the potential trauma that can follow reporting from such a disaster.

Lawrence Summers was featured on PBS' Charlie Rose program this evening in an hour-long interview. A short on free trade and Peru starts around minute 21:00.]



Andean Currents, a blog written by C. J. Schexnayder, continues today with reports directly from Pisco which includes related YouTube video and other commentary. The United Nations Country Team in Peru offers their Situation Report No. 7. (You can also read the full 11-page report here.) And almost out of no where, Hugo Blanco offers an opinion piece: The Earthquake and the Vultures.'

GENERAL QUAKE UPDATE:

• 'Fear for foreigners missing in Peru's quake zone' (Agence France-Press)
• 'UN teams help organise aid in Peru' (Agence France-Press)
• 'Bulldozers Get to Work in Quake-Ravaged Peruvian Town' (Agence France-Press, Marc Burleigh)
  
• 'Hope Fades for Peru Quake Victims' (BBC)
• 'Clean up and Reconstruction Make Take Years' (Engineering News-Record, C. J. Schexnayder)
• 'Churches damaged and destroyed in Peru earthquake' (Mission Network News)
• ' N.Y.ers sending love, aid to ravaged Peru' (New York Daily News, Alyssa Giachino and Jane H. Furse)
• 'Earthquake Could Dent Government Credibility' (Oxford Analytica)
  
• 'Two Weeks Key for Peru Recovery' (Prensa Latina, Cuba)
  
• 'UN: Difficulty of Aid Distribution in Peru Easing' (Voice of America, Lisa Schlein)
  
• 'Bolivian president to donate half salary to Peruvian quake victims' (Xinhua News Agency)
• 'Alan Garcia: Will Be Cleaned of Rubble in 15 days' (Xinhua News Agency)
  
• 'Sweden gives aid to Peru's quake victims' (Xinhua News Agency)
  

OPINION:

• 'The Earth Quake and the Vultures' (CrossCurrents, Hugo Blanco - opinion)
  
• 'Do unto others: Let's send quake relief to Peru' (Daily Breeze, California)
  

RESPONSE & RELIEF:

• 'Italian Catholic Church donates million euros to Peru quake relief' (Agence France-Press)
• 'Anglicans in Peru Helping Earthquake Victims (ARDF News)
  
• 'Peru Quake Victims Face Uncertain Future' (Associated Press, Frank Bajak)
• 'Local Woman Gathers Aid for Peruvian Quake Victims' (Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Michael Becker, USA)
  
• 'Aid gets through to Peru earthquake victims' (Caritas press release)
• 'CHF International responds to Peru earthquake; Mobilizes $50,000 to assist in relief' (CHF International press release)
• 'Charlotte physicians to aid Peruvian earthquake victims' (Charlotte Sun-Herald, Florida) includes physicians Numa J. Tamayo and Luis Marmol
  
• 'BMS World Mission Supports Baptists in Peru Earthquake Disaster' (Christianity Today, Maria Mackay)
• 'LDS Cargo plane delayed en route to Peru quake victims' (Deseret News)
  
• 'Ollanta Humala: "Canned food with photos of Chávez and me is despicable"' (El Universal, Venezuela)
• 'Spain sends another 30 tons of aid to Peru' (Expactica)
  
• 'Fairfax rescuers deployed for Peru disaster' (Fairfax Times-Community, Michelle Zimmerman, Virginia, USA)
• 'Japan aids victims of Peru's earthquake in which hundreds died' (Japan International Cooperation Agency)
  
• 'Mercy Corps targeting 'neglected' communities in Peru, partners director say' (Mercy Corps press release)
  
• 'Southcom team back from Peru' (Miami Herald)
• 'OAS Secretary General delivers funds for relief efforts in Peru' (OAS press release)
• 'Buena Park group helping Peru quake recovery' (Orange County Register, Michael Mello, California)
  
• 'Report from Rural Pisco' (Oxfam press release)
  
• 'Pan American Health Organization - Earthquake Update' (PAHO press release)
• 'Peru Must Probe Telephone Crisis' (Prensa Libre, Cuba)
  
• 'Project HOPE to send medical assistance' (Project Hope press release)
• 'Singapore contributes to relief efforts in the Peru earthquake' (Singapore Red Cross press release)
  
• 'Emotional stress and trauma of children affected by Peru's earthquake requires immediate support' (UNICEF press release)
• 'Joint Task Force Bravo treats 1,300 patients in Peru' (United States Air Force press release)
• 'Kiwi Tourists Shaken up in Peru' (Wanganui Chronicle, Anne-Marie Emerson)
  
• 'World Bank Donates $400,000 For Reconstruction Of Peru' (World Bank press release)
  
• 'World Vision responds to massive quake' (World Vision press release, Yadira Pacheco)
• 'American Jewish Committee Provides Humanitarian Aid' (Worldwide Faith News, Ari Gordon)
• 'AeroCondor: Regular Connections After the Earthquake' (World Aeronautical Press Agency)
• 'A DC-10 aircraft left from Brindisi with the aids for the Peruvian earthquake victims' (World Aeronautical Press Agency)
  

ON IMMIGRATION:

• 'Presidential Candidate Blames Killings on Newark Sanctuary Policy' (New York Times, Kareem Fahim)

MICRO/MACRO ECONOMICS:

• 'Fitch: Latin American Sovereigns Resilient in Tough Market Conditions' (Fitch press release) "The government of Peru (rated 'BB+' by Fitch) has minimal external financing needs, eliminating the necessity to tap international capital markets for the remainder of the year."
• 'Congressional Leader Endorses Peru Trade Pact' (Textile World, James A. Morrissey)
  

OTHER:

• 'Peru Honors Cuban Five' (Ahora, Cuba)
• 'Fisherman airlifted to Cape Town hospital' (Independent, South Africa) Oliverth Alfaro Rodrigues
  
• 'More evidence of uncontacted tribes fleeing' (Survivor International press release)
• 'Chile denies reports of urging controversial map publication' (Xinhua Press Agency)
  
• 'Financial Times to Publish Special Report on Latin America' (Financial Times press release)
  

PERUANOS EN EL EXTERIOR:

• 'Girl's return to Peru sparks effort to help orphans' (CNN; Ana Dodson chosen as a CNN Hero; you can see accompanying videos here and here)
• 'Garfield Debating Rules on Illegal Apartments' (Herald News, Paul Brubaker, New Jersey) Juan and Balbina Huaman (Chauca)
  
• 'Cape Court Refuses to Hear Guilty Plea' (Independent, South Africa) Antonio Marco de Freitas
  
• 'Anatomy of a Post-Katrina Scam' (Mother Jones, Sara Catania; Daniel Castellanos Contreras with an H-2B visa in New Orleans)
• 'Boys Swimming Preview' (St Petersburg Times, Bob Putnam) Jose Crescimbeni
  

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