Lima: At least 11 Peruvians were killed and 10 more are missing after a mudslide on Wednesday slammed into a small village in a mountainous jungle region, officials said.
Those killed in the landslide include five children, Ronald Garcia, the provincial mayor, told RPP national radio network.
The avalanche of mud and rocks swept away 24 homes when it crashed into the village of El Porvenir, in the northern department of San Martin, at dawn.
Mayor Garcia said that some of the missing people may have fled into the hills to save their lives.
El Porvenir residents are mostly coffee farmers, officials said.
Those killed in the landslide include five children, Ronald Garcia, the provincial mayor, told RPP national radio network.
The avalanche of mud and rocks swept away 24 homes when it crashed into the village of El Porvenir, in the northern department of San Martin, at dawn.
Mayor Garcia said that some of the missing people may have fled into the hills to save their lives.
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El Porvenir residents are mostly coffee farmers, officials said.
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