Six killed in Peru landslide

By: Our Staff Reporter | December 17, 2009, 6:18 pm |
At least six people were killed and four injured in southern Peru after a night of heavy rain sent a landslide of rocks and mud gushing into the Andean city of Ayacucho, police said Thursday. The victims were four men and two women whose car was buried in a flood of water, mud and stones in the city centre on Wednesday night. Another 15 cars and their occupants are believed to have been swept away as water flooded city homes and stores, according to civil defense authorities who fear the death toll will rise further.

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