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[ Thursday, February 25, 2010 ]
The Armenia, Colombia Earthquake
To allow the rescue workers to work untarnished, the government did not let anyone to go out from dawn until dusk. Residents were disturbed by the slow movement of the relief effort. Thus, they broke into food stores and stole supplies. This caused a lot of looting going on in Armenia. Then Colombian president, Andres Pastrana, postponed a trip to Germany to attend a World Bank meeting to view the destruction himself. After which, he had to send soldiers to the afflicted area to restore order.
Websites
Wikipedia,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Armenia,_Colombia_earthquake, extracted 25-02-2010
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