At least 28 dead, 25 missing in Peru landslides

At least 28 people have been killed in the Peruvian Andes in mud and rock slides set off by heavy rains, the National Civil Defence Institute said.

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Saturday, 03.04.2010.

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At least 28 people have been killed in the Peruvian Andes in mud and rock slides set off by heavy rains, the National Civil Defence Institute said. Twenty-five people were also missing in two landslides Thursday in the region of Huanuco, about 300 kilometres north-east of Lima, it said. At least 28 dead, 25 missing in Peru landslides A total of 54 residents of the high Andes communities of Cancejos and Porvenir were injured while about 160 houses in both towns were damaged, El Comercio newspaper reported Friday, citing the institute's regional boss, Hipolito Cruchaga. Porvenir was hardest hit by the landslides. Cruchaga was quoted as saying 23 people died there, 120 homes were wiped out and a quarter of its building were damaged or destroyed. The landslides began late Wednesday, but the extent of the devastation was not immediately known. Initial reports had put the number of dead at 12. The newspaper Republica reported that residents whose houses were destroyed had long been warned that they shouldn't build in the area, where the danger of landslides are exceptionally high. The landslides in the area also blocked highways, closing them and stranding hundreds of trucks and several buses full of people trying to travel home for Easter. Authorities deployed the military, police and emergency services to search for other victims and help survivors. Tents, blankets and medicine were distributed, and President Alan Garcia was expected to visit the area Saturday to supervise the rescue and recovery efforts.

At least 28 dead, 25 missing in Peru landslides

A total of 54 residents of the high Andes communities of Cancejos and Porvenir were injured while about 160 houses in both towns were damaged, El Comercio newspaper reported Friday, citing the institute's regional boss, Hipolito Cruchaga.

Porvenir was hardest hit by the landslides. Cruchaga was quoted as saying 23 people died there, 120 homes were wiped out and a quarter of its building were damaged or destroyed.

The landslides began late Wednesday, but the extent of the devastation was not immediately known. Initial reports had put the number of dead at 12.

The newspaper Republica reported that residents whose houses were destroyed had long been warned that they shouldn't build in the area, where the danger of landslides are exceptionally high.

The landslides in the area also blocked highways, closing them and stranding hundreds of trucks and several buses full of people trying to travel home for Easter.

Authorities deployed the military, police and emergency services to search for other victims and help survivors.

Tents, blankets and medicine were distributed, and President Alan Garcia was expected to visit the area Saturday to supervise the rescue and recovery efforts.

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