Peru: Massive Mudslides Kill 9 And Injure 23. Hurry Al Gore The World Needs Your SUPERHUMAN Powers To Save Us From "Natural" Disasters! HUMBLE YOURSELVES!

The Wall Street Journal

UPDATE: Peru Mudslide Death Toll Rises To Nine

written by Sophie Kevany

Thursday December 17, 2009

LIMA (Dow Jones)--The death toll following a mudslide in Peru has risen to nine, and 23 injured, Peru's prime minister said.

More rains are expected to arrive in the next few days, Prime Minister Javier Velasquez said Thursday in a broadcast interview.

Velasquez is currently in the historical city of Ayacucho, about 570 kilometers southeast of Lima, where the slide happened after dark at rush hour on Wednesday evening.

Mud, rocks and water crashed through the city streets, burying about 20 cars, destroying about 90 houses and damaging hundreds more.

Drinking water supplies for about half the city have been knocked out, reported state news agency Andina.

The city, a tourist attraction, has been declared an emergency zone. Immediate supplies of food, water and temporary shelters are arriving.

Peru's politicians are linking the incident to climate change, as well as blaming the regional government for being unprepared. [UNPREPARED YES, CLIMATE CHANGE NO!]