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Anger at Peru quake rebuilding

Dan Collyns Environment, Video August 16, 2009July 24, 2012Chincha, Earthquake, Peru, Pisco

People in the southern Peruvian towns of Chincha and Pisco have marked the second anniversary of an earthquake which killed more than 500 inhabitants and destroyed thousands of homes.

Two years on, and there is anger among some residents that only 25% of the planned reconstruction has taken place in Pisco.

See the video on the BBC

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Dan Collyns

Is a multimedia journalist based in Lima, Peru. His online, radio and TV reports have been published and broadcast internationally. Read more

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