RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 2 : Peru - Landslide

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Situation Update No. 2 Posted:2010-04-03, 03:01:01 [UTC] Ref.no.: LS-20100403-25565-PER Situation Update No. 2 On 2010-04-03 at 11:42:24 [UTC] Event: Landslide Location: Peru Departmento de Huanuco Ambo Number of Deads: 28 person(s) Number of Injured: 54 person(s) Number of Missing: 25 person(s) Situation: A massive avalanche of mud and rock in northeastern Peru has buried a small village killing at least 25 people and leaving 25 others missing.Officials say the rock and mudslide was triggered by a small lake higher up a mountain that overflowed into a ravine. The village of Ambo in the Huanuco region with a population of some 400 people is reported to have completely disappeared, although it is unclear how many people were in the village late Thursday when heavy rains sparked the disaster. The rockslide also damaged or destroyed over 100 homes in the area. Rescuers have plucked some of the victims from the swollen Huallanga River downstream from Ambo while other have been dug out of the mud. Emergency aid has arrived for hundreds of people who evacuated their homes including tents, blankets and food supplies. This is the second fatal mudslide to hit the area this week. On Thursday five people were killed in a similar disaster in the town of Cancejos. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu