UNDRO 91/1204
PERU - EARTHQUAKE
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
1 AUGUST 1991
1. AT LEAST 20 EARTH TREMORS ARE REGISTERED
DAILY IN AREA OF MACA (AREQUIPA REGION, SOUTHERN PERU) WHERE 11 PEOPLE
DIED, 35 WERE INJURED AND 1,500 (75 PERCENT LOCAL POPULATION) HAD THEIR
ADOBE HOUSES DAMAGED OR DESTROYED AFTER EARTHQUAKE OF 23 JULY 1991, OF
MAGNITUDE 4 TO 5 IN THE RICHTER SCALE.
2. AFFECTED PEOPLE BEING EVACUATED TO
OTHER COMMUNITIES BY CIVIL DEFENSE, WHICH DELIVERED TENTS, BLANKETS, FOOD
AND MEDICINES. PERUVIAN RED CROSS PERSONNEL BROUGHT TO AREA TENTS, BLANKETS
