Chile's Quake-Hit
Regions Gradually Recover, Difficulties
Remain
SANTIAGO - Chile's quake-ravaged regions
continued to gain strength with domestic and
foreign help, yet many difficulties still
haunt victims' everyday lives.
Some half a million houses have been
destroyed by the earthquake, and the
sanitary condition of the people living on
the streets have become an increasing
concern. Many others, living in wretched
houses, are in shortage of water,
electricity and food.
Aid has been pouring in the country for the
needy, yet with roads destroyed, bridges
wrecked, rivers blocked in the earthquake,
together with aftershocks and tsunami, the
Chilean authorities find it hard to deliver
food, water, medicine, tents and other aid
efficiently to the 2 million Chileans
affected.
In the most severely-hit city of Concepcion,
life is slowly going back to normal. People
waited in lines patiently for water and
food. Troops were patrolling the streets.
Electricity and water have been restored in
most parts of the city.
The authorities shortened a curfew from 18
to 13 hours in Concepcion on Saturday, and
reduced curfews in Arauca, Nuble and Biobio
provinces. |
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