Perus Authorities Declare Emergency In South Of Country Over Volcanos Eruption

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.

An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 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.

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.

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.

Se registra sismo de 6.5 en zona amazónica de Perú

 

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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.

Peru Struck by 7.5-Magnitude Quake - Tasnim News Agency

(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.

Peru: Weiternutzen statt wegwerfen | Global Ideas

 

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Pérou : l'eau des Huari va alimenter toute la région rurale ainsi que la capitale Lima

 

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Perú quiere ponerle coto a la minería ilegal del oro | Noticias Telemundo

 

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

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.

48 killed in 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.