Flooding, landslides strike Peru
Torrential rains, landslides and overflowing of rivers have killed 25 people and affected over 200,000 in Peru since the beginning of the year.
- A car is seen at the Peruvian Panamerican highway after a landslide in Arequipa, southern Peru, on January 27, 2017. Floods and landslides in Peru have killed four people and displaced more than 11,000 families over recent weeks, the authorities said Friday. Three people drowned when their vehicle was caught in a flood in the southern Arequipa region, the National Civil Defense Institute said. (Ernesto Benavides/AFP/Getty Images)
- Women wade through stagnant water at the cemetery in Tucume, some 700 kilometers north of Lima, Peru, on February 6, 2017. Torrential rains, landslides and overflowing of rivers have killed 25 people and affected over 200,000 in Peru since the beginning of the year. (Cris Bouroncle/AFP/Getty Images)
- Women wade through stagnant water at the cemetery in Tucume, some 700 kilometers north of Lima, Peru, on February 6, 2017. Torrential rains, landslides and overflowing of rivers have killed 25 people and affected over 200,000 in Peru since the beginning of the year. (Cris Bouroncle/AFP/Getty Images)
- Women wade through stagnant water during a funeral at the cemetery in Tucume, some 700 kilometers north of Lima, Peru, on February 6, 2017. Torrential rains, landslides and overflowing of rivers have killed 25 people and affected over 200,000 in Peru since the beginning of the year. (Cris Bouroncle/AFP/Getty Images)
- Women wade through stagnant water at the cemetery in Tucume, some 700 kilometers north of Lima, Peru, on February 6, 2017. Torrential rains, landslides and overflowing of rivers have killed 25 people and affected over 200,000 in Peru since the beginning of the year. (Cris Bouroncle/AFP/Getty Images)
- Women wade through stagnant water at the cemetery in Tucume, some 700 kilometers north of Lima, Peru, on February 6, 2017. Torrential rains, landslides and overflowing of rivers have killed 25 people and affected over 200,000 in Peru since the beginning of the year. (Cris Bouroncle/AFP/Getty Images)
- Women wade through stagnant water at the cemetery in Tucume, some 700 kilometers north of Lima, Peru, on February 6, 2017. Torrential rains, landslides and overflowing of rivers have killed 25 people and affected over 200,000 in Peru since the beginning of the year. (Cris Bouroncle/AFP/Getty Images)
- Women wade through stagnant water at the cemetery in Tucume, some 700 kilometers north of Lima, Peru, on February 6, 2017. Torrential rains, landslides and overflowing of rivers have killed 25 people and affected over 200,000 in Peru since the beginning of the year. (Cris Bouroncle/AFP/Getty Images)
- A truck is seen at the Peruvian Panamerican highway after a landslide in Arequipa, southern Peru, on January 27, 2017. Floods and landslides in Peru have killed four people and displaced more than 11,000 families over recent weeks, the authorities said Friday. Three people drowned when their vehicle was caught in a flood in the southern Arequipa region, the National Civil Defense Institute said. (Ernesto Benavides/AFP/Getty Images)
- View of the Peruvian Panamerican highway after a landslide in Arequipa, southern Peru, on January 27, 2017. Floods and landslides in Peru have killed four people and displaced more than 11,000 families over recent weeks, the authorities said Friday. Three people drowned when their vehicle was caught in a flood in the southern Arequipa region, the National Civil Defense Institute said. (Ernesto Benavides/AFP/Getty Images)
- A car is seen at the Peruvian Panamerican highway after a landslide in Arequipa, southern Peru, on January 27, 2017. Floods and landslides in Peru have killed four people and displaced more than 11,000 families over recent weeks, the authorities said Friday. Three people drowned when their vehicle was caught in a flood in the southern Arequipa region, the National Civil Defense Institute said. (Ernesto Benavides/AFP/Getty Images)
- Policemen take notes next to a car at the Peruvian Panamerican highway after a landslide in Arequipa, southern Peru, on January 27, 2017. Floods and landslides in Peru have killed four people and displaced more than 11,000 families over recent weeks, the authorities said Friday. Three people drowned when their vehicle was caught in a flood in the southern Arequipa region, the National Civil Defense Institute said. (Ernesto Benavides/AFP/Getty Images)
- A man sits next to a truck at the Peruvian Panamerican highway after a landslide in Arequipa, southern Peru, on January 27, 2017. Floods and landslides in Peru have killed four people and displaced more than 11,000 families over recent weeks, the authorities said Friday. Three people drowned when their vehicle was caught in a flood in the southern Arequipa region, the National Civil Defense Institute said. (Ernesto Benavides/AFP/Getty Images)
- A man walks next to a truck during rescue works at the Peruvian Panamerican highway after a landslide in Arequipa, southern Peru, on January 27, 2017. Floods and landslides in Peru have killed four people and displaced more than 11,000 families over recent weeks, the authorities said Friday. Three people drowned when their vehicle was caught in a flood in the southern Arequipa region, the National Civil Defense Institute said. (Ernesto Benavides/AFP/Getty Images)
- Men take a break in rescue works at the Peruvian Panamerican highway after a landslide in Arequipa, southern Peru, on January 27, 2017. Floods and landslides in Peru have killed four people and displaced more than 11,000 families over recent weeks, the authorities said Friday. Three people drowned when their vehicle was caught in a flood in the southern Arequipa region, the National Civil Defense Institute said. (Ernesto Benavides/AFP/Getty Images)
- Men take part in rescue works at the Peruvian Panamerican highway after a landslide in Arequipa, southern Peru, on January 27, 2017. Floods and landslides in Peru have killed four people and displaced more than 11,000 families over recent weeks, the authorities said Friday. Three people drowned when their vehicle was caught in a flood in the southern Arequipa region, the National Civil Defense Institute said. (Ernesto Benavides/AFP/Getty Images)
- Men take part in rescue works at the Peruvian Panamerican highway after a landslide in Arequipa, southern Peru, on January 27, 2017. Floods and landslides in Peru have killed four people and displaced more than 11,000 families over recent weeks, the authorities said Friday. Three people drowned when their vehicle was caught in a flood in the southern Arequipa region, the National Civil Defense Institute said. (Ernesto Benavides/AFP/Getty Images)
- Men take part in rescue works at the Peruvian Panamerican highway after a landslide in Arequipa, southern Peru, on January 27, 2017. Floods and landslides in Peru have killed four people and displaced more than 11,000 families over recent weeks, the authorities said Friday. Three people drowned when their vehicle was caught in a flood in the southern Arequipa region, the National Civil Defense Institute said. (Ernesto Benavides/AFP/Getty Images)