Sunday, April 13, 2014

Earthquake damage - central Iquique

This is the housing estate I mentioned in the last entry.  Unfortunately I can't remember the name of it and the security guard wrote it in my note book in very scribbly hand writing haha.
The weakest parts of the walls have been exposed by the shearing effects of the seismic waves.
The residents live in their tents in the car park.
One half of the estate was less severely damaged compared to the other half, which Carlos lived in.
The emergency food bags
The water bottles donated by the regional government
Brick buildings are very vulnerable to earthquake activity.
Bad angle, apologies

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