236340 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/SJHG-76C5HZ?OpenDocumentPERU – EARTHQUAKE UPDATE The most severe damages in the health service network are concentrated in Pisco, with 2 hospitals collapsed and more than 25 health centers affected. The population needing shelter could increase in the coming days, as homes are inspected and declared uninhabitable.2007-08-23T05:56+0200reliefWeb-7768966d7b10a15f5e188e5aba6694b920070823055600http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/SJHG-76C5DP?OpenDocumentPERU – EARTHQUAKE UPDATE Presently, 503 deaths have been confirmed as a result of the earthquake that struck Peru on August 15, 2007, with 1,042 reported injuries, 33,676 homes affected, and 4 hospitals destroyed. Road transportation access to the affected areas has improved, and the most affected....2007-08-23T05:56+0200reliefWeb-775784e8cc1f642b0704082ff9918ace20070823055600http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EKOI-76C2RB?OpenDocumentPERU – EARTHQUAKE UPDATE A week after the initial seismic event, aftershocks in the region continue, but with less intensity. The general coordination of the emergency response is improving with the formation of an intersectoral EOC by the Civil Defense (INDECI).2007-08-23T05:56+0200reliefWeb-eb1bcf0dcafe75ba9e1d96c03eec827d20070823055600http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KHII-76C2SM?OpenDocument- In Pisco, the primary affected location, only 3% of the city has water supply at the household level and the rest of the population receives water supply transported through water tankers. - The majority of the affected population (more than 30,000 families) have vacated their homes.2007-08-23T05:56+0200reliefWeb-18523a79d0cd44fd8936fbe9da845a6e20070823055600