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Devastating landslides sweep through Peru

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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera

In Peru, thousands of people have been forced to flee after landslides dumped tonnes of mud and debris on a poor community in the district of Cieneguilla in the country’s west. At least one person has died while many saw their homes destroyed by the effects of Cyclone Yaku.

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