Nine dead in Ayacucho mudslide, heavy rains continue

At least nine people were killed and 15 injured in Huamanga, Ayacucho, Wednesday evening when a mudslide rushed down San Martin street and pushed and entangled several buses and private vehicles at a city intersection. Heavy rains that caused the mudslide also damaged nine old adobe houses and flooded stores on several streets near the [...]

Major highways collapse because of heavy rains in Peru’s Amazon region

Heavy rain in Peru’s Amazon region have caused various segments of the Fernando Belaunde Highway to collapse, leaving the Department of San Martín and thousands of people stranded, daily Peru21 reported Tuesday.