More officials in Peru have joined calls to cancel the 2019’s Pan American Games in Lima in order to use hundreds of millions of dollars earmarked for sports facilities on relief efforts instead. Full Article »
Devastation caused by heavy flooding in Peru’s northern state of Piura has led to mayoral condemnation over failing investments in disaster prevention. Heavy rains brought on by extreme weather caused the Full Article »
Peru’s government has declared a state of emergency in various provinces throughout the country which saw torrential rains, landslides and floods. Cabinet chief Fernando Zavala declared the state of emergency Full Article »
At least 23 passengers were killed and over 30 injured when a commercial bus fell from a mountain highway into a river in Cusco this morning. The bus was carrying 56 Full Article »
Heavy rains and flooding destroyed thousands of homes this week in Peru’s San Martin and Ancash states. In the northern jungle state of San Martin, intense rains lasting over 15 hours Full Article »
Lima officials and seismology experts warned that over 30,000 people would die if a large earthquake strikes the capital of Peru. The 8.3-magnitude earthquake which rocked the central coast of Full Article »
A fire destroyed over 300 vendor stands in a market in Peru’s northern city of Chimbote yesterday. The fire caused $800,000 in damage after accounting for the destroyed food, groceries Full Article »
A truck fell from a bridge into a lake in Cusco yesterday, killing 11 and injuring at least 40. The truck was transferring over 50 people from the Huayllabamba and Full Article »
A van fell over 1,600 feet last night in Peru’s northern state of La Libertad, killing at least 15 passengers. Last night a passenger van fell from a rural highway Full Article »
At least 10 people were killed and 40 injured when a truck fell from a rural highway in Peru’s central state of Junin last night. The truck was transporting 80 maca workers when it ran Full Article »
