Peru earthquake deaths pass 400

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'Everything destroyed'

The 8.0-magnitude earthquake struck on Wednesday evening at 1841 (2341 GMT), just off the coast of Peru.

The province of Ica was the most damaged, but even in Lima, 150km (95 miles) from the epicentre, people stood trembling on the streets as buildings around them shook.

In the latest developments:

* Severe aftershocks continue into Thursday morning, the strongest of which measures 6.3

* Pisco's mayor says 200 people are buried in the rubble of a church which collapsed during mass

* In Chincha, about 200 people wait outside a badly damaged hospital, fearing it might collapse
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