According to the peruvian newspaper El Comercio caused the landslide of a difficult rainstorms in the region Apurímac. It ran into a hotel complex in the city of Abancay early Sunday morning local time – in the midst of an ongoing bröllopsfirande.
– Skredet crushed the walls and went into it with force, ” says Abancays mayor to the radio station RPP, according to AFP.
a Further 29 people have been injured, writes the Peruvian krismyndighet on Twitter. A rescue operation is underway in the rubble. The wedding had over 100 guests, the newspaper La República.