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Peru sends army to halt looting
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Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
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August 19, 2007
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PISCO, Peru -- The government sent the army Saturday to stop
looting fueled by rising desperation in earthquake-shattered Peru,
where tens of thousands were without fresh water and shivering
families huddled in makeshift shelters at the center of the
devastation.
In a soccer stadium in the port city of Pisco, more than 500
people rushed a lone truck that ran out little packets of crackers,
candy and toilet paper, screaming that they had not eaten and
accusing rescue workers of keeping supplies for themselves.
As many as 80 percent of the people in quake-hit urban areas may
not have access to clean water and many rural communities still have
not been reached to assess the damage, said Dominic ...
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