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Peru: 900 people evacuated from Machu Picchu after floods

24Jan

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Peru: 900 people evacuated from Machu Picchu after floods

Some 900 people have been evacuated from the tourist town of Machu Picchu Pueblo, a short walk from the jewel of Inca culture in Peru, as rains and floods left one missing and destroyed homes, the ministry said on Monday. tourism. • Read also: 2021 is one of seven hottest years on record, confirms UN • Read also: Extreme weather: $2 billion in insurable damage in Canada in 2021 • Read also: Peru declares an 'environmental emergency' after an oil spill hits its shores "So far, in coordination with the companies Inka Rail and Peru Rail, (we have) managed to transfer 889 tourists from Machu Picchu Pueblo to Ollantaytambo", two sites blocked after a river overflowed on Friday, the ministry said. in a press release. One person was injured, another is missing...

Peru | A UN team to help fight the oil spill

24Jan

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Peru | A UN team to help fight the oil spill

(United Nations) A team of nine international UN experts arrived in Lima on Monday to help authorities deal with the oil spill in Peru linked to the eruption of the volcano in the Tonga islands, said the spokesperson for the UN, Stéphane Dujarric. Posted yesterday at 7:53 p.m. "They will carry out a rapid assessment of the social and environmental impacts of this disaster, helping the authorities to manage and coordinate their response," he said. “The team is made up of experts from the UN humanitarian office and the UN Environment Program who specialize in ...