Father Jose Manuel, a Catholic priest based in Ica, Peru, is helping survivors rebuild their lives after a massive earthquake destroyed their homes and claimed more than 500 lives. He runs a medical project called Health Houses which is supported by the UK development agency Christian Aid and is frustrated that survivors are still sleeping on the streets more than two weeks after the quake.
There is water and there is electricity. What matters now is housing.



All the mud brick houses have crashed to the ground. Some people have started to rebuild with the mud bricks, and that is a big problem.

People in Ica have to fight hard for survival.
They are rebuilding with the same bricks that fell down and they should not.

We are all worried about this, but we need to be able to offer them an alternative, and be clear what this is.

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