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Peru formally requests on behalf of the Bolivian people League of Nation's assistance for food, shelter, and medical supplies.

Summary of disaster as reported by Captain Maldanado, Colonel Evera and others.

1. More than 5500 dead confirmed so far. Numbers expected to increase.
2. More than 40,000 are homeless without shelter, food or water. These numbers are expected to increase.
3. The town of Aiquile, population 10,700 is 100% destroyed,
4. The town of Cochibambas, population 23,700 is 70% destroyed.
5. The Town of Sucre, population 39,000 is undamaged but is cut off by road and rail to the west and south. A Peruvian relief column is approaching from the north and east. Bandit activity is increasing. Esercito de Peru units may be needed and committed along with Gardia Civil police to restore order.
5. La Paz, population 105,000 as of now, with more refugees flooding in is undamaged. With the collapse of local government, Peruvian Gardia Civil units have established a police presence and local governance is being set up by means of "Bolivian people's communes" with Peruvian civil affairs officials acting as advisers and liaisons between the communes and the current Peruvian relief effort
6. Urgent needs:
a. at least 200 doctors and 1000 corpsman to handle current injured.
b. two equipped and staffed military field hospitals.
c. approximately 15000 tonnes of food to make it through the Bolivian winter. Peru's grain reserves are insufficient.
d. Any railroad equipment and rolling stock that can be spared on loan for a period of six months, sufficient for twenty trains-especially water tanker cars.
e. well drilling equipment to restore the wells destroyed by the earthquake.
f. Shelter tents for at least 30,000 people, maybe more.

The Bolivian people's need is urgent. Dysentery and cholera from contaminated water supplies in the refugee camps around La Paz, Cochinbamba and Aquila has already broken out. Peru's own grain stores and medical supplies as we report are already exhausted.

Gentlemen: South America watches. What will the League do?

H.

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Originally posted by parador
China can sympathize with Bolivia, because it is itself often hit by earthquakes. So, china will send appropriate assistance. China will send food, tents and other supplies.

Peru thanks China on behalf of the Bolivian people. THIS assistance by the great Chinese people will not be forgotten.^1

^1 Lima sends a private note to the Chinese government.

Misión de la encuesta sobre Perú: Informe #3 del terremoto de Bolivia

Peruvian Damage Survey Commission Report to the League of Nations #3:

Summary 30+ days into the disaster.

1. More than 15,000 dead confirmed so far. Numbers expected to increase.
2. More than 120,000 are homeless without shelter, food or water. These numbers are expected to increase.
3. The town of Aiquile, population 10,700 is 100% destroyed, and is abandoned ruins. Occupied by Task Group East
4. The town of Cochnibambas, population 23,700 is 70% destroyed and is abandoned ruins. Occupied by Task Group Center.
5. The Town of Sucre, population 39,000 is undamaged but is cut off by road and rail to the west and south. A Peruvian relief column is approaching from the north and east. Bandit activity is slowly declining. Esercito de Peru units are committed along with Gardia Civil police to restore order and supply relief. Task Group South occupies the city. The city is under martial law, pending elections of a new civil administration.
5. La Paz, population 188,000 as of now, with more refugees flooding in is undamaged. With the collapse of local government, Peruvian Gardia Civil units have established a police presence and local governance is being set up by means of "Bolivian people's communes" with Peruvian civil affairs officials acting as advisers and liaisons between the communes and the current Peruvian relief effort.

The cholera outbreak has forced the Peruvian Department of the Interior to declare it an epidemic zone and establish a cordon sanitaire. Esercito de Peru Medical Corps and Department of Human Services Public Heath Section are supplying all available medical assistance both Peruvian and LoN presently available.

With the consent of the La Paz People's Commune, and with overisght by their Committee of Public Safety, the state of Puno has assumed temporary civil administrative control of La Paz and its immediate environs.
6. Current urgent needs:
a. Construction troops and personnel.
b. One additional equipped and staffed military field hospital.
c. approximately 15000 tonnes of food to make it through the Bolivian winter. Peru's grain reserves are insufficient. Currently half of the food requested is enroute or among Chilean, Argentine, or Peruvian supply dumps ready for distribution. We are still 7,000+ tonnes short.
d. any railroad equipment and rolling stock that can be spared on loan for a period of six months, sufficient for twenty trains-especially water tanker cars. We have received one third of the requirement.
e. well drilling equipment to restore the wells destroyed by the earthquake. We finally have a stated requirement. Ten teams will suffice. What is urgently needed now is one water treatment plant for La Paz and construction aid to build an aqueduct or water pipeline from Lake Titicaca to La Paz. Peru has already begun construction of the aqueduct; but as we are overstretched, we request assistance in this matter.
f. Additional shelter tents for another 30,000 people, maybe more.
g. technical assistance to finish the seaplane facility at Huarina so that we may fly in urgent aid to La Paz.