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Landslide in northern Peru buries at least 60 homes
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/landslide-northern-peru-buries-least-60-homes-2022-03-15/Part of a hill collapsed in northern Peru on Tuesday, burying at least 60 homes, the government said, with harrowing images on social media showing whole apartment buildings being covered by the landslide.
"We estimate that between 60 and 80 homes have been affected by the landslide. There are many people trapped," Manuel Llempen, the governor of the Peruvian region of La Libertad, told news channel Canal N.
There were no confirmed deaths as of Tuesday at noon, but rescue squads were on the scene searching for people, according to local media.
Video here
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