Flooding in Andean Cusco region of Southern Peru has made 16,000 people homeless, Xinhua reported.
The Quillabamba River burst its banks following torrential downpours and caused flooding in the area.
A state of emergency has been declared in the area and rescue teams have been send to help the people in disaster area.
The central government has been asked to send emergency humanitarian aid and machinery to the flood zone immediately.
Original post: Natural Disasters List January 1, 2014
The Quillabamba River burst its banks following torrential downpours and caused flooding in the area.
A state of emergency has been declared in the area and rescue teams have been send to help the people in disaster area.
The central government has been asked to send emergency humanitarian aid and machinery to the flood zone immediately.
Original post: Natural Disasters List January 1, 2014
Comments
Post a Comment
Your feedback is important to us!
We invite all our readers to share with us their views about this natural disaster post.
Disclaimer: Comments posted below are from readers. In no way do they represent the view of Disaster-Report.com. This is a public forum.
Below views may be monitored for inappropriate content. Please note that your email address will NOT appear on the site. Read our privacy policy here.
Disaster Report reports recent natural disaster news 24 hours a day. A daily natural disasters list (published everyday) includes details of all (almost) natural disasters occurred worldwide. Click for recent natural disasters list.