By: Natalia A. Bonilla
After the unexpected earthquake that isolated Peru, on August 15, more than 10 countries have united to help the damnificates.
The tremor has left, in a preliminary report, 519 deaths and made homeless almost 100,000 people.

ALAS, a fundation created by writer Gabriel García Márquez, in association with the Red Cross and the Red Half Moon, is making an international campaign to recollect fonds to help the country. A list of famous artists from Spain and Latin America have agreed to lend their voices in favor by making advertisements on the media.

While many organizations are helping to reduce the number of survivors living in precarious conditions, Puerto Rico is taking part in the struggle to decrease the needs of the victims. The country has sent nearly eight trucks filled with food, first aid kits, medicines and clothes.

The University of Puerto Rico has also taken action, creating stock centers in two of its enclosures, that lasted until august 29. Receiving mostly first instance products such as: towels, soaps, sheets, toothpastes and toothbrushes, etc.

Sources: Univision.com, El Nuevo Día, Fundación ALAS.org