Mudflow Gushes Through Peruvian Village Following Heavy Rain

Drone footage showed a mudflow gushing through the coastal village of Punta Hermosa, south of Peru's capital, on Tuesday, March 14, a day before a https://twitter.com/pcmperu/status/1636140424665464832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1636140424665464832%7Ctwgr%5Eed8fabd4c712a87b66f5bdaa57d58864001a669b%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Frpp.pe%2Fperu%2Factualidad%2Fpunta-hermosa-gobierno-declara-estado-de-emergencia-en-ese-y-otros-distritos-afectados-por-las-lluvias-noticia-1472898 state of emergency was declared in multiple districts of Lima due to heavy rainfall and flooding. Footage by Lima-based photographer Renzo Melgarejo Matias shows the river of mud flowing toward the sea. https://rpp.pe/peru/actualidad/punta-hermosa-gobierno-declara-estado-de-emergencia-en-ese-y-otros-distritos-afectados-por-las-lluvias-noticia-1472898?ref=rpp According to Peruvian outlet RPP , Tuesday's mudflow, or huaico, as they are known locally, was one of two to hit Punta Hermosa within days. A second mudflow, on Wednesday, impacted 5,000 households. Peru has experienced https://newswire.storyful.com/storylines/*/287254 months of heavy rain since January, followed by Cyclone Yaku, which https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=131073463056513 formed off the coast in early March. (Footage by Renzo Melgarejo Matias/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)