Many people were seriously injured by collapsing walls.

Yesterday's magnitude 6.1 quake was centred 12 kilometres west of Sullana in the Piura region, 36 kilometres deep.

187 homes were damaged and six more are uninhabitable.

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30 Oct: Hurricane Melissa is a warning – why violent storms are increasingly catching the world off guard

30 Oct: Reports of looting, at weather ravaged farms in the lower part of the South Island

29 Oct: Thousands are still without power in the lower South Island, after last week's wild winds

29 Oct: Global climate plans need urgent acceleration to meet 2035 emissions target, UN report finds

28 Oct: Damage in the lower South Island is so widespread, efforts to restore power could take weeks

28 Oct: It was restless night for many, with 19-thousand lightening strikes hitting the North Island and many in the south waking up to snow

27 Oct: Snow's closed a number of South Island state highways

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