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Powerful 8.0 Magnitude Quake Rocks Peru

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  • Aug. 17: An aerial view of destroyed houses in Pisco following a deadly earthquake that hit southern Peru.
  • Aug. 17: Residents carry a coffin for burial at a partially destroyed cemetery in the town of Pisco, Peru.
  • Aug. 17: Residents carry a coffin through the streets of Pisco, Peru.
  • Aug. 17: A resident of Pisco carries his belongings through the streets of Pisco damaged by an earthquake that hit southern Peru.
  • Aug. 17: A fisherman stands alongside a fishing boat thrown to the streets by the shore during the earthquake that shook southern Peru, in Pisco.
  • Aug. 17: View of the cemetery of Pisco damaged by an earthquake that shook southern Peru.
  • Aug. 17: Residents burry relatives who died during the earthquake that shook Peru in Pisco.
  • Aug. 16: A mototaxi drives past a car covered with rubble in an area hit by an earthquake in Ica, Peru. A powerful 8.0-magnitude earthquake shook Peru's coast near the capital, killing more than 300 people and injuring more than 800 others.
  • Aug. 16: Relatives of earthquake victims embrace each other at the public morgue in Ica, southern Peru.
  • Aug. 16: A family inspects their destroyed home after an earthquake hit Ica, Peru.
  • Aug. 16: Relatives of earthquake victims embrace each other at the public morgue in Ica, southern Peru.
  • Aug. 16: Residents injured during an earthquake that hit the area late Wednesday are seen at a public hospital in Ica, southern Peru.
  • Aug. 16: Residents injured during an earthquake that hit the area late Wednesday are seen at a public hospital in Ica, Peru.
  • Aug. 16: Residents walk through a street ruined by an earthquake in Ica, southern Peru.
  • Aug. 16: Residents sleep rough for fear of aftershocks on the streets of Ica, southern Peru.
  • Aug. 15: A resident inspects damages after a powerful earthquake struck near Lima, Peru.
  • Aug. 15: Firefighters battle a blaze that erupted after a powerful earthquake struck near Lima, Peru.
  • Aug. 15: A family is seen camping in a park to spend the night after a powerful earthquake struck near Lima, Peru.
  • Aug. 15: A family is seen camping in a park to spend the night after a powerful earthquake struck near Lima, Peru.
  • Aug. 15: Residents wait in line to call relatives after a powerful earthquake struck near Lima, Peru.
  • Aug. 15: Residents camp in a park after a powerful earthquake struck near Lima, Peru.
  • Aug. 15: People walk past broken glasses in downtown Lima after a powerful earthquake struck near Lima, Peru.
  • Aug. 15: A man walks by a wall that collapsed after a powerful earthquake struck near Lima, Peru.
  • Aug. 16: In this photo released by the government news agency Agencia Andina, damage caused by an earthquake that hit the area late Wednesday can be seen in the Costa Verde road, on the outskirts of Lima.
  • Aug. 16: Residents stand in front of their houses after heavy waves hit the neighborhood known as 'La Siberia,' near the port city of Callao, Peru.
  • Aug. 16: A mother and daughter injured during the earthquake are carried into a public hospital in Ica, southern Peru.
  • Man stands among destroyed houses in Pisco, Peru.
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