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Two Quakes In Peru Kill At Least 130MAY 23, 2001 · 12:59
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck southern Peru and the border region of southern Ecuador on Wednesday afternoon, shaking buildings in eleven countries and killing more than 130 people. Landslides blocked the Pan-American Highway, which is the only road.
A ROAD, WHERE A ROAD WAS.
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A ROAD, WHERE A ROAD WAS.
LIMA, May 23 -- A powerful earthquake struck southern Peru on Wednesday afternoon, killing at least 130 people and injuring hundreds more across Peru and Ecuador. Shaking was felt in eleven countries, including, briefly, in California.
The worst damage is reported in the mountains, where landslides have buried villages and, according to a relief official speaking by satellite telephone, several roads.
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