How bad was Galapagos hit??
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Anung Mwka on 3/14/2011, 8:37 pm
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/953954
QUITO-The Ecuadorean government has sent 6 tons of food and water to the Galapagos after the islands were hit by a tsunami from the massive earthquake off Japan.
Ecuador's national emergency department says it shipped the aid Monday to 260 families on Santa Cruz and San Cristobal islands whose fishing boats - and livelihood - were destroyed.
Water from the tsunami penetrated up to a third of a half-kilometre inland in the Galapagos, causing minor damage to homes and docks, merging a lagoon with the sea and destroying some endangered tortoise nests.
The islands are located about 1,000 kilometres off Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean. They are home to unique animal species that inspired Charles Darwin's ideas on evolution. |
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