Collapse of a wall at a wedding in Peru: at least 15 dead

The wall of a hotel that organized a wedding party in Peru collapsed due to heavy rains in the area, which caused at least 15 dead and 34 wounded.

The National Institute of Civil Defense (Indeci) said that the structure of the Alhambra hotel, in the town of Abancay (department of Apurimac), had given way to the wedding Saturday night.

The initial figure of 13 deaths has been updated by the local authorities. At the wedding There were "more than 100" guests, "and the avalanche broke the walls of the hotel by forcefully entering the premises. There are 15 dead and 34 wounded"City Mayor Evaristo Ramos told the RPP radio station.

According to witnesses told the chain N channel, a slope of a hill in the area had landslides by the climatic conditions and they arrived until the room where the event was celebrated, on the outskirts of the city.

Local media have pointed out that, apparently, the Most of the marriage participants were teachers who worked in Aymaraes province.

Official Andina said the wounded were taken to the Abancay Regional Hospital and 15 of them were released for minor injuries, the remaining remaining interned with a reserved prognosis.

(With EFE information)