Peru: Mud slides leave more than 40 dead

Homes washed away in mud slide caused by torential rains

Source: Columban Missionaries

Mudslides caused by torrential rain has left more than 40 deaths, 15 disappeared, 20 injured and thousands of families left homeless in the south of Peru. Heavy rain, especially in the Arequipa region, has triggered these mud slides that have swept away everything in its way, including homes and persons, Columban missionary Fr Ed O'Connell writes.

Social media shows videos of the mudslides destroying homes as well as people risking their lives to rescue those in danger.
As Columban Missionaries in South America we have placed the deceased victims and their families in our prayers, as well as the estimated 20,000 left homeless.

As Christians and believers in Jesus, we are called to take care of God's creation and to listen to the cry of the Earth, our common home.