Showing posts with label Peru. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Peru. Show all posts

Thursday, July 06, 2023

Perus Authorities Declare Emergency In South Of Country Over Volcanos Eruption

Ubinas volcano

The Peruvian authorities have declared an emergency in the Department of Moquegua in the south of the country due to the eruption of the Ubinas volcano, the Peruvian Council of Ministers said Wednesday.

Saturday, March 18, 2023

An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 hit the coast of Ecuador, local time 12:12, Depth 80 km

An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 hit the coast of Ecuador,  local time 12:12, Depth    80 km

Seismologists recorded a large earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 on the coast of Ecuador in the province of Azuay, about 47 km northwest of Cuenca. The incident was reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center.

Tuesday, February 07, 2023

Heavy rains set off mudslides that kill at least 36 in Peru - VIDEO


 Landslides triggered by steady rains swept mud, water and rocks into several villages in southern Peru, killing at least 36 people, authorities said Monday.

Saturday, November 19, 2022

2 firefighters killed when plane collides with firetruck on runway at Peru's airport: Authorities

 

Two people were killed when a passenger plane collided with a fire truck Friday on the runway of Jorge Chavez International Airport in Peru's capital, according to authorities.

Sunday, January 23, 2022

Peru Declares Environmental Emergency in Coastal Area Fouled by Oil Spill - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – Peru declared an environmental emergency Saturday to battle an oil spill caused by freak waves from a volcanic eruption in the South Pacific.

Sunday, November 28, 2021

Peru Struck by 7.5-Magnitude Quake - Tasnim News Agency

Peru Struck by 7.5-Magnitude Quake

(Tasnim) – Peru was struck by a 7.5-magnitude earthquake on Sunday, with frightened locals posting videos online of their homes shaking and debris falling.

Sunday, January 14, 2018

Strong 7.1 earthquake jolts Peru, more than a dozen missing ( local time: 04:18)

Strong 7.1 earthquake jolts Peru
A strong magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the coast of southern Peru on Sunday morning, leaving two dead, 17 missing and several dozen injured, while causing homes and roads to collapse.

Wednesday, January 03, 2018

48 killed in Peru bus accident

Peru bus accident
The death toll from a bus that plummeted off a steep cliff near Peru's capital Lima on Tuesday has climbed to 48, police said.

Monday, March 20, 2017

Peru hit by drinking water shortage

Carrying bottles, buckets and other containers, thousands of residents of Lima are in the streets in search for drinking water, as restrictions or cuts have affected Peru's capital for the fifth straight day.

Saturday, March 18, 2017

Devastating floods kill scores in Peru. Rains followed a period of severe drought

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.

Saturday, January 28, 2017

Pluies torrentielles au Pérou: onze morts, importants dégâts

Des inondations et des glissements de terrain causés par des pluies torrentielles ont fait onze morts au Pérou, et des dizaines de milliers de personnes sont sinistrées, ont annoncé vendredi les autorités.

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

10,000 Endangered Frogs Die In Peru at Lake Titicaca

Peru is investigating what killed some 10,000 Titicaca water frogs, a critically endangered species affectionately known as the "scrotum frog," in a river that is feared to be polluted, authorities said Monday.

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

5.2-magnitude earthquake : 9 killed in southern Peru

At least nine people have died and an undetermined amount of people have been injured after a 5.2-magnitude earthquake hit Peru's south Andean region of Areguipa Sunday evening, the country's Civil Defense Institute said Monday.

Thursday, July 21, 2016

Severe winter chill grips Peru. The low temperatures have been linked to the recent prolonged El Niño event.

A state of emergency has been declared in the southern Peruvian Andes where bitterly cold weather has killed thousands of animals, devastating the largely indigenous families that raise them.

Friday, April 29, 2016

Pérou: un nouveau géoglyphe découvert dans le désert de Nazca

Un nouveau géoglyphe, ces mystérieux dessins géants tracés sur le sol qui font la gloire de la civilisation nazca, a été découvert dans le sud du Pérou, a indiqué jeudi le ministère de la Culture à l'AFP.

Sunday, April 17, 2016

Dozens dead after powerful earthquake hits Ecuador coast. A state of emergency was declared (Depth 10 km, local time: 18:58)

A powerful, 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook Ecuador's central coast on Saturday, killing at least 28 people and spreading panic hundreds of kilometres away as it collapsed homes and buckled a major overpass.