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Correlates of a Reporter: the Day an Apocalyptic Earthquake Erased the People of Yungay From the Map

Every May 31, Peru stops. It is not an ordinary date: it is the memory of one of the most devastating tragedies in its history. That day of 1970, an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 shook the central mountain range of the country and reaped the lives of more than 70,000 people. The epicenter of horror had its own name: Yungay, in the Ancash region, a village that disappeared in a matter of minutes under a deadly avalanche. In my case, this story mark…
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Every May 31, Peru stops. It is not an ordinary date: it is the memory of one of the most devastating tragedies in its history. That day of 1970, an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 shook the central mountain range of the country and reaped the lives of more than 70,000 people. The epicenter of horror had its own name: Yungay, in the Ancash region, a village that disappeared in a matter of minutes under a deadly avalanche. In my case, this story mark…

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periodistadigital.com broke the news on Sunday, May 31, 2026.
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