Cargo Trucks Stranded On Peru Coastal Highway Due To Landslides
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Peru and Chile have been hit by intense torrential rains this week, triggering widespread flooding and massive landslides. Both countries have declared states of emergency in some regions. In southern Peru, landslides swept away a key stretch of coastal road. The intensity of the downpours is being fueled by a rapidly strengthening El Niño.
Cargo Trucks Stranded On Peru Coastal Highway Due To Landslides
Heavy rains in Peru’s southern Arequipa region triggered a massive mudslide and rockslide, severing a vital stretch of the Southern Coastal Highway (Panamericana Sur). The torrent of mud, boulders, and debris poured down from adjacent slopes, completely blocking the roadway and leaving hundreds of cargo trucks, long-distance buses, and passenger vehicles stranded for over 12 hours.Watch this video from Reuters. Also Read:Watch: Power Cuts Force …
The heavy rains in Peru over the past year have generated a negative impact of 1,162 emergencies on the national roads, reports the MTC.
Several regions of Peru are on alert because of the floods. The torrential rain caused floods and landslides.
The rains cause landslides, huaicos and floods. Source: Video: RPP Photo: Andina The director of the National Defense Office of the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC), Percy Montes, reported that during the last year there were 1 162 emergencies on the national roads as a result of rainfall.In the program ‘La Rotativa del Aire’ of RPP, Montes reiterated that these rains can generate landslides, huaicos and floods, situations that f…
Traffic was interrupted in both directions leaving vehicles and passengers detained
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