US EditionPeru Landslide: 12 Killed After Two Boats Hit in Amazon Rainforest
Erosion of the Ucayali Riverbank caused a landslide that sank two boats, killing 12 and leaving around 50 missing amid challenging rescue efforts, officials said.
- On Monday, a landslide struck two passenger boats at Iparia in Peru's Ucayali region, killing at least 12 and leaving around 50 missing as one ferry sank and another was seriously damaged.
- Peru's National Emergency Operations Center said the collapse was caused by "erosion" of the Ucayali River bank, where some 50 people were on board one of the boats, AFP reported.
- Rescue teams mobilised by sea and air began evacuations to hospital as helicopter rescue units joined, while national police and the Peruvian Navy searched for survivors.
- Authorities are working with families gathered at the scene to determine who remains missing, fearing children are among the unaccounted and noting teachers and doctors were passengers.
- One of the boats had departed Pucallpa on Sunday, heading to riverside communities, while Rapido Oriente was submerged and Deo Rigo was seriously damaged after stopping in Iparia.
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A river accident occurred on Monday morning in the Amazon region of Ucayali in Peru has left at least 12 dead and 30 missing, according to the latest official figures from the National Emergency Operations Center (COEN). The numbers of victims are still uncertain, the regional center speaks of more than 50 missing. It is a landslide with which two boats sank – one of them with passengers – in the port of Iparía. Continue reading
The Peruvian Navy is looking for at least 30 missing persons on Monday night since a landslide caused two boats to sink in a river port in the centre of the country, killing 12 passengers, including four children.
The slide occurred in the port area of Ucayali, where the ships were docked.They are looking for about 30 missing persons in difficult conditions.Among the fatal victims are four children.
A landslide has sunk two ships on a river in the Amazon, with doubts about how many people have died.
The event occurred around 5h00 local time when the collapse impacted the boats that were making a stop at the Ucayali River
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