LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: A massive relief effort has been mobilized for remote regions of southern Peru, which was devastated by a powerful earthquake over the weekend. Dozens of people are dead, and hundreds more are hurt, and the full scope of the disaster has yet to be measured. Journalist Claudia Cisneros joins us now by phone with an update from Lima -- Claudia.</s>CLAUDIA CISNEROS, JOURNALIST: Yes, Leon, the latest figures, given to us just a few minutes ago, are as follows: 71 people dead, 1,126 injured, 66 people unaccounted for, and 20,500 homeless. We have seen all throughout the morning people crying desperately for assistance, and this is a really challenging time authorities, to reach isolated villages in the high Andes, where help has not arrived yet. In many cases, because the roads are blocked by landslides, workers and the military are working on clearing the roads, to allow help to get there. Aftershocks are still being felt, two of them this morning, at 1:00 and 3:00 in the morning, measuring up to two. Thousands of people have slept on the streets, in public parks, in stadiums. People in towns where homes were flattened are going through the rubble to rescue whatever belongings they can, like in the village of Camana, right by the ocean, where a tidal wave after the earthquake destroyed most houses killed 20 people and killed 20 others unaccounted for -- Leon.</s>HARRIS: Claudia Cisneros, reporting from Lima, Peru, where the numbers are getting worse after the earthquake over the weekend -- thank you very much. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
After Deadly Earthquake, Relief Efforts Under Way in Peru