Violent response to Peru protesters may be ‘massacre,’ says rights group
Lima, Peru Reuters Peru’s security forces committed alarming human rights violations during anti-government protests last December, a regional human rights body said on Wednesday, adding that the response to demonstrators could be classified as a massacre. More than 60 people died in clashes with police and soldiers in protests that broke out following the ouster […]
Peru sends military to Chile border to block undocumented migrants
Lima, PeruReuters Some 700 Peruvian soldiers and police officers will reinforce its southern border with Chile to prevent the entry of undocumented migrants, Peruvian authorities said on Friday, amid diplomatic tensions between the two countries over the issue. Hundreds of migrants are stranded at the border, including mostly undocumented Venezuelans, according to the Peruvian police. […]
Peru’s Toledo returns home to join two other former heads of state in jail
Lima, PeruReuters Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo returned on Sunday to Peru from the United States, becoming the third head of state to be imprisoned as the South American country seeks to shake off years of corruption by its rulers. Toledo, 77, has been ordered to serve a pre-trial detention of 18 months inside a […]
Ecuador, Peru authorities assess damage after earthquake that killed at least 15
Reuters Ecuadorian and Peruvian authorities worked on Sunday to assess the damage caused by the previous day’s strong earthquake that shook the region, leaving at least 15 dead and hundreds injured. The 6.8 magnitude quake struck the Ecuadorian coastal province of Guayas at midday on Saturday, with residents reporting shaking in much of the country […]
Magnitude 6.8 earthquake shakes Ecuador, at least four deaths reported
Quito, Ecuador Reuters A magnitude 6.8 earthquake shook a coastal region of Ecuador and northern Peru midday Saturday, leaving at least four people dead and resulting in some structural damage. “I call for calm and for people to get informed through official channels,” said Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso in a tweet. A damaged car and […]
“I lost everything”: Cyclone Yaku unleashes destruction in Peru
Lima, PeruReuters Powerful Cyclone Yaku has unleashed torrents of rain on Peru’s northern region in recent days, burying homes and cars in mud and leading to the deaths of at least six people. View of damaged houses in the aftermath of the Moche river overflowing due to torrential rains caused by Cyclone Yaku, in Trujillo, […]
Postcards: In Peru’s Andes, scars of protest deaths cut deep as families seek justice
ALEXANDER VILLEGAS, of Reuters, reports…
Cyclone in Peru causes major flooding, at least six dead
Lima, PeruReuters At least six people have died in Peru over the last few days as a powerful cyclone unleashed torrential rains, battering hundreds of homes and causing major disruptions in northern areas of the Latin American country, authorities said. The government has declared a state of emergency as it seeks to bring relief to […]
Bird flu kills sea lions and thousands of pelicans in Peru’s protected areas
Reuters Bird flu has killed tens of thousands of birds, mostly pelicans, and at least 716 sea lions in protected areas across Peru, the authorities said, as the H5N1 strain spreads throughout the region. Peru recorded its first case of the virus in November in birds in the north of the country. Since then it […]
Peru’s Boluarte vows to crush “narcoterrorism” after deadly police ambush
Lima, PeruReuters Peruvian President Dina Boluarte pledged a crackdown on “narcoterrorism” on Monday, speaking at the funeral of seven police officers gunned down in an area where drug traffickers operate in alliance with remnants of Shining Path militants. The officers were ambushed on Saturday as they traveled through the remote Andean and jungle region known […]