Last wednesday, a horrible eathquake shook the south of Perú. The earthquake, whose magnitude was variously estimated at 7.7 to 7.9, was centered off Peru's Pacific shore near Ica. It lasted for about 2 minutes.

We also felt it in Lima: I was at ballet lessons, whe suddenly the mirrors started moving and some pictures started shaking. We were so scared! It wouldn't stop...I can only imagine how it must have felt in Ica, where almost 500 people died.

There have been more than 300 aftershocks! The strongest one reached a magnitude of 6...

School c|asses were suspended the 16th. What I hate the most is that everytime something like this happens, the people with less resources are the ones who get the worst part: many families lost everything they had, their houses, everything!

Thanks to the solidarity of many peruvian citizens, as well as international aid, necessary things such as food, water, tents and medicines are being sent to Pisco. Let's just hope for the best now!

Irina