MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A collapse of a hotel wall in Peru’s southern Apurimac region left 15 people killed and 29 others injured during a wedding celebration on Sunday, the country’s National Civil Defense Institute (INDECI) said.
“Heavy rains have led to the collapse of a wall at a wedding ceremony in the Alhambra hotel [in the city of Abancay],” the INDECI said on Twitter, adding that “the number of people killed has risen to 15, while the number of injured people has been updated to 29.”
According to the agency, the Peruvian fire service and police continued the search and rescue operation at the site.
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