Marta Luc nez Acosta observed the day's activity. She'd come not because she needs water, but to support others who do. Farther afield, in the badly affected provinces of Ahuachap n, Sonsonate and Usulut n similar Oxfam tanks are bringing water to rural communities. A week after the earthquake, recovery has begun, but the long-term task looks as daunting as ever. In the short term, emergency relief is being shuttled as fast as possible to those who need it.
Camps provide food, water and shelter for families evacuated from razed or unstable homes.
Mexican army personnel busy themselves in the kitchens of El Cafetal n camp, the main refuge for 7,000 people in the capital city. Meanwhile, across town, bulldozers still turn the earth and mud that buried hundreds of hapless residents of Las Colinas that fine Saturday morning. Exactly one week on, rescue teams pulled another nine bodies from the compacted earth. Wearing masks, volunteers walk wearily from mound to mound. They know their work is not yet done.