Earthquake Rocks Peru

[confused04 14]

An 8.0 earthquake shook Peru yesterday causing extreme damage and a mounting death toll.  The quake lasted 2 minutes and was followed by tremendous aftershocks, one registering 6.0. Pisco, a city 160 miles to the southeast of Lima with 68,000 people suffered catastrophic damage with over 70% of the homes destroyed. 450 people are confirmed dead and 1500 were injured according to CNN.

[Micah 16]

This has to be the first story ever on Simtropolis to affect someone I know.

My Spanish teacher, Senora Laso, taught for several years at my school. She works for the government of Peru and has to go work there from late May to early September. Unfortunately, the government called her back in March of '07 because the government is being overrun by the pro-Communist party. So, I haven't talked to her in a while and I'm just trying to contact my friends that know her. Unfortunately (again), Tropical Storm Erin has put a drain on communications and my internet connection keeps going off and on. So, right now I'm just hoping that nothing happened to Senora Laso.