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Peru Spared Tsunami Damage …. Montesinos & Guzman to Star in New “Swept Away”

March 12th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Earthquakes, Money, Economics, Politics

Ha ha. Not.

Spent yesterday waiting for the tsunami to hit the coast of Lima.  Reports on RPP news put it at 6:00, then 7:45 p.m. , then 8:30 p.m.

In the end, waves measured only 1 meter (3 1/2 feet) high along the coastline of Peru's capital. Dozens of people were evacuated from flood-prone Callao, including two of the most closely guarded inmates of the naval jail, RPP reported today:
"The head of the National Penitentiary Institute [INPE], retired general Wilson Hernandez, confirmed that indeed the founder of Shining Path, Abimael Guzmán, and Fujimori's "strong man," Vladimiro Montesinos, were evacuated from the Callao Naval Base in precautionary measures taken for a possible tsunami."
It hadn't occured to me that Montesinos or Guzmán might have attempted to make their getaways during the chaos of a tsunami. At least, that is how I interpret the jailers' concerns for their safety. Likewise, I suppose INPE wouldn't have heard the end of it if a tsunami had blown apart the jail, and Fujimori's top henchman and the leader of the Shining Path had simply been swept away with the rest of the convicts. No word on where they were moved to -- perhaps the Pentagonito, Montesinos' old stomping torture grounds. Or were they roomies at the Marriott, where George W. Bush and the Jonas Brothers hang when they're in Lima? Montesinos and his No. 1 enemy, together, in a new version of Swept Away? The imagination could get busy with this one.... Reality check: Further south, in Pisco, abnormally high waves left more than 230 people homeless, RPP reported. Fifty-one homes were damaged. Boats were swept inland throughout the region, wrecking home and businesses, as this slide show illustrates. Of course, it could have been much, much worse. Peru, with its poor infrastructure and large numbers of substandard buildings, nearly always gets creamed in a natural disaster. This time around, the country, as well as most of Latin America, was spared.

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  • 1 el fotografo // Mar 13, 2011 at 8:56 am

    Yeah, Guzman could be Gennarino and the other one Raffaella…