Quake Shakes Peru

An elderly woman holds her head in despair at the sight of the ruins of her home, toppled by a strong earthquake two days prior, Friday, Aug. 17, 2007, in the Tambo de Mora Harbor sector of Chincha, Peru, south of Lima. Powerful aftershocks rattled rescuers as they clawed through rubble in a desperate search for survivors two days after a massive earthquake claimed some 500 lives.

Soldiers carry empty coffins at the Peruvian Air Force Airport in Pisco, Friday, Aug. 17, 2007. Powerful aftershocks rattled rescuers as they clawed through rubble Friday in a desperate search for survivors two days after a massive earthquake claimed more than 500 lives in Peru.

A man reacts as two members of a rescue crew organize bodies of victims on a street in the town of Pisco, 150 miles southeast of Lima, Peru, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007, killed after an earthquake hit the area Wednesday. The death toll rose to 510 on Thursday in the 8.0-magnitude earthquake that devastated cities of adobe and brick in Peru's southern desert.

Family members sit by the remains of their house following a deadly earthquake that hit the area late Wednesday, in the town of Pisco, Peru, south of Lima, Thursday Aug. 16, 2007. The death toll rose above 500 on Thursday after the 8.0-magnitude earthquake devastated cities of adobe and brick in Peru's southern desert.

An image of Jesus is seen among the remains of a house following a deadly earthquake that hit the area late Wednesday, in the town of Pisco, Peru, 150 miles south of Lima, Thursday Aug. 16, 2007.

The day after an earthquake hit Peru on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2007, the death toll had reached 500, with about 1,500 injured, according to a United Nations official citing figures from the Peruvian government, which declared a state of emergency.

Gabriel Zegarra stands over the remains of his sister's house in the town of Pisco, Peru, some 150 miles from Lima, the day after the deadly earthquake hit a large area that included Peru's capital city late Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2007.

Seventeen people who were attending mass were killed in the Senor de Luren church in Ica, 164 miles southeast of Lima, Peru's capital. Part of its roof and its main tower collapsed.

The ReNass (Reseau National de surveillance sismique, located in Strasbourg, France) Web site shows the graphic of the earthquake in Peru Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2007, which reached 7.9 on the Richter Scale. The powerful earthquake devastated several Peruvian cities, killing at hundreds of people, toppling buildings and setting off landslides, forcing the government to declare a state of emergency.

A resident inspects damages after an earthquake hit the area in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2007.

Residents and firemen are seen next to a fire that broke out in a building in Lima, Peru, after the earthquake Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2007.

A family is seen camping in a park in Lima, Peru, after an earthquake hit the area in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2007.

Residents camp in a park after an earthquake hit the area in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2007.

A man walks by a wall that collapsed after an earthquake hit the area in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2007.

Downed power lines in Lima, Peru, after an earthquake shook the region Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2007. Coastal Peru and the country's capital Lima were rocked by the strong and prolonged earthquake which measured 8.0 on the Richter scale and was followed by powerful aftershocks.

An injured boy rests next to his mother at a Hospital in Ica, south of Lima, Peru, following a powerful earthquake Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007. The 8.0-magnitude quake devastated several Peruvian cities killing hundreds of people and toppled buildings, forcing the government to declare a state of emergency.

A couple stands by their destroyed home following a powerful earthquake in Canete, Peru, south of Lima, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007. The 8.0-magnitude quake devastated several Peruvian cities, killing at least 500 people, toppling buildings, setting off landslides and forcing the government to declare a state of emergency.

A man sits next to his destroyed house in Canete, Peru, south of Lima, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007, after a massive 8.0-magnitude earthquake rocked Peru Wednesday. The powerful earthquake devastated several Peruvian cities killing at least 500 people.