Seven people are dead after a landslide hit an illegal mining site in Peru.
A landslide has hit an illegal mining site in southern Peru, killing seven people, local media reports.
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The incident occurred in Ituata district, Carabaya province, on Wednesday.
The landslide hit tents where miners were staying. The body of a 50-year-old woman was found, reports said.
Other people remained missing. The reports quoted Aniceto Vilca Peralta, a civil defence official, as saying a total of seven people were killed.
The landslide followed a week of heavy rains.
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