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2019.01.27 23:04 GMT+8

At least 15 killed as hotel wall collapses in mudslide-hit Peru

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At least 15 people were killed and more than 30 others injured on Sunday as a wall of a hotel collapsed in the region of Apurimac in Peru, civil defense authorities said, indicating that the incident occurred due to heavy rains in the area.

A wedding was underway and fifty people were near the wall when the incident happened, according to local media.

Rescue efforts are underway. 

(Top image via INDECI)

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