Government gives $500,000 quake aid to Peru

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    New Zealand is giving half a million dollars in aid to Peru, as it struggles in the aftermath of this month's devastating earthquake.

    A total of 520 people died and 58,000 homes were destroyed in the quake, which measured 8 on the Richter Scale.

    The funding will go
    towards the World Food Programme, which is concentrating on delivering urgently needed food supplies to shattered communities.

    - NEWSTALK ZB