RSOE EDIS: Peru - Landslide - 2010.03.27

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2010-03-27 22:47:30 - Landslide - Peru EDIS CODE: LS-20100327-25484-PER Date & Time: 2010-03-27 22:47:30 [UTC] Area: Peru, Departmento de Carabaya, Puno region, Event exciting : Heavy rains Number of death person(s): 5 Damage level: Moderate (Level 2) Not confirmed information! Description: Peruvian police say five people have been killed by a mudslide set off by heavy rains in a remote community of minters in the southeastern Andes. Gen. Javier Sanguinetti, police chief of the Puno region, says authorities have no further information because communications have been disrupted and the area is accessible only by foot because of the continuing rain. Sanguinetti says the bad weather prevented a police helicopter from landing at midday Saturday to check on the extent of damage. The aircraft will try again Sunday. The police chief says the slide occurred in Carabaya province 530 miles (860 kilometers) from Lima. Posted:2010-03-27 22:47:30 [UTC] 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