At least 15 killed at wedding in Peru after wall collapses under rains
Civil defense officials in Peru say a hotel wall collapsed during a wedding celebration, killing at least 15 people. Civil defense chief Jorge Chavez says dozens of people who had been dancing were caught under the collapsing wall and a roof early Sunday at the Alhambra hotel in the Andean city of Abancay in southern Peru. He told RPP radio that more than 30 people had been pulled from the debris with injuries.
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- Published Date: 07:52 | 27 January 2019
- Modified Date: 07:52 | 27 January 2019
Fifteen people were killed at a wedding in Peru on Sunday after a wall at the hotel where the celebration was held collapsed under heavy rains, the head of Peru's civil defense institute said.
Thirty-four people were wounded, including five who were in critical condition, Jorge Chavez said by phone.
The wall burst just after midnight, causing a heavy, tent-like structure to collapse on the wedding guests as they celebrated in the hotel's garden, Chavez said. Thirteen people died immediately, he said.
Hotel Alhambra, in the town of Abancay in southern Peru, could not immediately be reached for comment.