Drone footage shows scale of deadly Peru landslide

Two people are killed after a glacial lagoon overflowed in the Ancash region triggering a landslide.

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The landslide was caused by a glacial lagoon that overflowed into the Casca River, according to the National Institute for Research on Glaciers and Mountain Ecosystems (INAIGEM).

According to INAIGEM, there are 160 lagoons at risk of overflowing in the Ancash region.

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