The death toll from heavy rains in Peru has risen to 67 people, with thousands more forced from their homes since the beginning of year.
Peru declares emergency after deadly floods
Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski said on Friday that the rains, which followed a period of severe drought, were a “serious climatic problem”.
“There hasn’t been an incident of this strength along the coast of Peru since 1988,” Kuczynski said.
The latest round of unusual rains came after a series of storms that struck the country’s northern coast especially hard,
source http://www.omnipopmag.com/2017/03/17/devastating-floods-kill-scores-in-peru/
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