Four mudslides bury crops, animals and homes in Bongara and Chachapoyas

Unseasonaby heavy rains in Peru’s Amazon region have triggered four mudslides in the jungle provinces of Bongara and Chachapoyas, burying 15 homes, animals, and more than 50 hectares of cropland, daily El Comercio reported Thursday. Approximately 80 head of cattle, sheep and more than 50 hectares of cropland were buried by the mud, which also [...]

Mudslide blocks highway in Huarochiri province, isolating 10 districts

A highway linking Peru’s capital, Lima, to the Peruvian interior has been blocked by a mudslide caused by heavy rains, leaving ten districts and hundreds of people stranded since Tuesday, daily Peru21 reported. The highway has been heavily damaged by mud and stones in the Huarochiri province, some 70 kilometers, or 43 miles, from Lima. [...]