Peru

29 October 2009

Peru: the heat of life

The inhabitants of the district of Langui, in the heart of the Peruvian Andes, know what it is like to be really cold.
27 August 2008

Peru: Young lives through the lens

“We can show how we suffered during the earthquake and how we are building new lives,” says 13-year-old Ernesto Tayasco, one of 16 students at a school in Peru’s ...
21 August 2008

Helping Peru rebuild, one year later

More than one year after a strong earthquake hit Peru’s Ica region, the Red Cross Red Crescent emergency and early reconstruction phases have ended, and work to ...
4 September 2007

Peru quake survivors continue to face tough conditions

Almost three weeks after the devastating earthquake, which struck the coast of central Peru on 15 August, thousands of people continue to sleep outdoors and remain ...
Peru earthquake: the people who remain
28 August 2007

Peru earthquake: the people who remain

More than two weeks have passed since southern Peru was struck by tragedy.
Picking up the pieces following Peru’s deadly quake
22 August 2007

Picking up the pieces following Peru’s deadly quake

A week has passed since the devastating earthquake, which struck Peru on 15 August, killing more than 500 people and shattering the lives of tens of thousands.
Red Cross Red Crescent responds to Peru quake
16 August 2007

Red Cross Red Crescent responds to Peru quake

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is releasing 250,000 Swiss francs (US$205,000/ euro153,000) from its Disaster Relief Emergency ...
Red Cross helps vulnerable Peruvians survive freezing temperatures
3 August 2007

Red Cross helps vulnerable Peruvians survive freezing temperatures

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Honduras and Peru: volunteers reach across borders to lend each other a helping hand
5 May 2006

Honduras and Peru: volunteers reach across borders to lend each other a helping hand

Across the globe, Red Cross and Red Crescent volunteers are called upon each day to make personal sacrifices in order to help others.
25 August 2005

Peruvian Red Cross supports air crash survivors

Twelve Peruvian Red Cross volunteers were quickly deployed to the scene of a fatal air crash on Tuesday 23 August.
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