the earthquake in Perú

Main Ideas:

Last Wenesday a terrible earthquake slaughted the west cost of Peru. It had a sad result: lots people died and lost their home, and a church collapsed whith a lot of devotes inside. the president sent troops to the cities of Pisco, Ica, Cañete and Chincha Alta to protec the people from steals. Hundred of residents of these cities are hungry, but President Alan Garcia said that the Estate has already sent trucks with food.


According to local news media reports, much of armed robberies reported in Chincha Alta and Ica. The authorities attributed some of the crime to escaped prisoners from a prison in one of the cities. Hundreds of prisoners escaped after one of the prison’s walls crumbled in the earthquake.


But the help is coming: some countries, like Canada, Japan, Italy, France and Spain, are sending money to cooperate with all those people who has lost their homes.

Personal reaction:

I think that is a big problem that need all people cooperate to restablish the situation. The big problem are the loots, but the police is working in it. The population have t keep the calm and work together because they are going throught a roof moment.

Vocabulary:

Loot: (verb) to despoil by taking loot; plunder or pillage (a city, house, etc.), as in war.
(verbo) saqueo.