Mudslides and floods in Peru, thousands displaced from their homes

Heavy rains have caused mudslides and floods in many parts of Peru. The unusually wet weather is creating havoc in the country, with the death toll from this year's floods standing at 62. Thousands have been displaced from their homes and the overflowing Piura River threatens to cause more devastation.

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Mar 17, 2017, 01:37 PM

Residents crossing a flooded street in Trujillo, northern Peru, on March 15, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

A zone affected by floods in Sullana, in the region of Piura, Peru, on March 12, 2017. PHOTO: EPA

A man standing outside his house after a landslide and flood in Chosica, Peru, on March 16, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

Residents crossing a flooded street in Trujillo, northern Peru, on March 15, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

Soldiers cleaning a flooded street damaged after heavy rain in the El Indio district of Piura, northern Peru, on March 16, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

A landslide and flood in Chosica, east of Lima, Peru, on March 16, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

The Panamericana highway after a landslide and flood in Chosica, east of Lima, Peru, on March 16, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

A bulldozer cleaning the Panamericana highway after a landslide and flood in Chosica, east of Lima, Peru, on March 16, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

Water overflowing the banks of the Santa Eulalia river in Tarazona, Chosica district, in Lima, Peru, on March 16, 2017. PHOTO: EPA

A damaged cemetery after rainfall and flood in Trujillo, northern Peru, on March 16, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

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