"A landslide in the Amazon region in Peru has killed at least 12 people and injured another 20, the authorities said Monday. Local health authorities said two people are still unaccounted for and that national police and navy units had been sent to the area by helicopters to support the rescue operation. The landslide struck around 4:20 a.m. local time (10:20 CET) in the river port of Iparia in the Amazon jungle region of Ucayali,"
"Navy captain Jonathan Novoa told AFP news agency that rescue efforts were complicated by the rapid flow of water and whirlpools in the river. "We are in flood season," he said, adding that the conditions were difficult at the time of the landslide due to changing weather and fog. The two boats sank as a result of the hit, with the number of people on board the boats yet to be ascertained."
A landslide struck the river port of Iparia in Ucayali, Peru, at about 4:20 a.m., killing at least 12 people and injuring around 20. Two people remain unaccounted for and three children are among the casualties. Two boats traveling to other towns sank after the landslide, and the exact number of passengers on board is unknown. National police and navy units were deployed by helicopter to assist rescue operations. Rescue efforts were hampered by rapid river currents, whirlpools, fog, changing weather and flood-season conditions. One boat had come from a nearby indigenous community and included teachers and doctors.
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