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Clashes in Peru's quake-hit city | Clashes in Peru's quake-hit city |
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Police in Peru have fired tear gas to disperse protesters blocking a highway near Pisco - the southern city that was ravaged by an earthquake in 2007. | Police in Peru have fired tear gas to disperse protesters blocking a highway near Pisco - the southern city that was ravaged by an earthquake in 2007. |
The demonstrators were denouncing what they said was a lack of action on the part of the government of President Alan Garcia to rebuild the city. | The demonstrators were denouncing what they said was a lack of action on the part of the government of President Alan Garcia to rebuild the city. |
More than 500 people were killed and some 75,000 homes destroyed in the region by the 8.0-magnitude earthquake. | More than 500 people were killed and some 75,000 homes destroyed in the region by the 8.0-magnitude earthquake. |
But two years later, many people in the region still live in tents and shacks. | But two years later, many people in the region still live in tents and shacks. |
Many Pisco residents say millions of dollars in reconstruction funds have never reached them, accusing officials of corruption. | Many Pisco residents say millions of dollars in reconstruction funds have never reached them, accusing officials of corruption. |
"The president [Alan Garcia] and the [Pisco] mayor are all liars. They haven't done anything," local resident Nilda Solis Miranda was quoted as saying by Reuters. | "The president [Alan Garcia] and the [Pisco] mayor are all liars. They haven't done anything," local resident Nilda Solis Miranda was quoted as saying by Reuters. |
Fellow resident Aria Loayzo said: "All the streets are destroyed. There are no completed homes. There isn't a good administration for the donations of money sent from other countries for our province." | |
Mr Garcia, who has seen his approval rating drop to under 30% in recent weeks, had promised a speedy rebuilding of the region after the quake. | Mr Garcia, who has seen his approval rating drop to under 30% in recent weeks, had promised a speedy rebuilding of the region after the quake. |
But his government has been widely criticised for its chaotic reconstruction efforts and is now on the defensive, the BBC's Dan Collyns in Peru says. | But his government has been widely criticised for its chaotic reconstruction efforts and is now on the defensive, the BBC's Dan Collyns in Peru says. |