Emilio Godoy MEXICO CITY – Central Mexico faced Wednesday the challenge of putting itself back together after the powerful 7.1-magnitude quake that devastated the capital and the neighboring states of Mexico, Morelos and Puebla the […]
LIMA – A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific Ocean off of Peru’s southern coast (near coast of northern Chile), triggering landslides on local roads. One person was killed while two sustained injuries, Arequipa Governor Yamila […]
CHENGDU – More than 140 people are missing after a landslide swept a whole village in south-west China, state media reported on Saturday. The landslide from a nearby mountain engulfed more than 40 homes and […]
SANTIAGO – At least four people have been killed in south-central Chile due to torrential rainfall which has also damaged the homes of nearly 3,000 people. The violent weather that began Thursday slammed nine regions […]
LIMA – Peru has secured US$3 billion worth of World Bank Group (WBG) contingent credit lines to reconstruct infrastructure damaged and destroyed by recent “Coastal El Niño” floods. From said sum, US$500 million are available […]
BOGOTÁ – There are no more people officially missing after mudslides in Colombia killed at least 254 and injured more than 200, the country’s president said Sunday. Flooding and mudslides in the Colombian city of […]
LIMA – The United Kingdom is providing food, tents, mattresses and other essential supplies for families and orphans who have been affected by floods and mudslides in Peru, its Embassy in Lima announced. The UK’s […]
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