2 killed in Peru forest fire

STORY: 2 killed in Peru forest fire DATELINE: Aug. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Lima CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of forest fire STORYLINE: At least two people were killed, 12 others injured and another two remained missing in a major forest fire in the southern Peruvian region of Apurimac, said the National Emergency Operations Center in a statement Tuesday. The fire started on Sunday in the district of Ihuayllo, causing significant damage to livestock and the natural environment, it said. The injured people were being treated at a regional hospital and at a health center in Chalhuanca, local media reported. Several of them were in a "serious" condition and will be transferred by army helicopters to Lima. The roaring flames have affected some 200 hectares, devastating fauna, flora and houses in the district, Radio Programas del Peru reported, citing Police sources. The National Institute of Civil Defense is monitoring the emergency situation in coordination with other local

5 dead in Peru road crash

STORY: 5 dead in Peru road crash DATELINE: July 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:18 LOCATION: Lima CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the accident site 2. various of the rescue efforts 3. various of the injured STORYLINE: Five people were killed and more than 20 injured Sunday after a minibus collided with a public transit bus in the Comas district of Peru's Lima province, Radio Programas del Peru reported. The accident occurred around 8 a.m. local time (1300 GMT) in the Collique neighborhood, said the report, citing information from the Health Ministry. The bus stopped at a hazardous turn in the Pasamayito Highway known as the "devil's curve" when the minibus barreled into it at high speed. Pasamayito connects Comas with another district. Some of the injured were discharged from the hospital, but several are in the intensive care unit, the ministry said on social media. According to eyewitnesses, the minibus overturned after the collision. Area residents gathered at the scene of the accident to help the

At least 10 dead, 25 injured in Peru bus crash

STORY: At least 10 dead, 25 injured in Peru bus crash DATELINE: April 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: Lima CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the accident site 2. various of rescue workers saving people STORYLINE: At least 10 people were killed and another 25 injured in the predawn hours of Monday after a passenger bus skidded off the road and plunged into a river in Peru's department of Lima. The accident occurred around 2:30 a.m. at kilometer 109 of the Central Highway, the head of the Highway Protection Division of the Peruvian National Police, Col. Victor Meza, said, according to state news agency Andina. The bus had set out from the central department of Huanuco at 8:00 p.m. Sunday and was on its way to Lima when it ran off a cliff and plunged some seven meters before landing upside down in the Rimac River. According to the Peruvian radio station Radio Programas del Peru, the bus was carrying some 60 passengers, including six minors, three of whom were injured, with one having been admitt