In pictures: Aftermath of Peru floods

Updated On Mar 28, 2017 01:25 pm IST
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Televisions and a chair sit on a pedestrian bridge after rivers breached their banks due to torrential rains, causing flooding and widespread destruction in Carapongo Huachipa, Lima, Peru. On the outskirts of Lima, hundreds of householders salvage scant belongings in what is left of their homes after the Rimac River burst its banks in recent weeks amid Peru’s worst flooding disaster in decades. (Mariana Bazo/REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Mar 28, 2017 01:25 pm IST

Televisions and a chair sit on a pedestrian bridge after rivers breached their banks due to torrential rains, causing flooding and widespread destruction in Carapongo Huachipa, Lima, Peru. On the outskirts of Lima, hundreds of householders salvage scant belongings in what is left of their homes after the Rimac River burst its banks in recent weeks amid Peru’s worst flooding disaster in decades. (Mariana Bazo/REUTERS)

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Bottles and containers lie in mud after rivers breached their banks due to torrential rains, causing flooding and widespread destruction in Carapongo Huachipa, Lima, Peru. (Mariana Bazo/REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Mar 28, 2017 01:25 pm IST

Bottles and containers lie in mud after rivers breached their banks due to torrential rains, causing flooding and widespread destruction in Carapongo Huachipa, Lima, Peru. (Mariana Bazo/REUTERS)

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A chair sits on top of belongings after rivers breached their banks due to torrential rains, causing flooding and widespread destruction in Carapongo Huachipa, Lima, Peru. (Mariana Bazo/REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Mar 28, 2017 01:25 pm IST

A chair sits on top of belongings after rivers breached their banks due to torrential rains, causing flooding and widespread destruction in Carapongo Huachipa, Lima, Peru. (Mariana Bazo/REUTERS)

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A children's bike leans against a wall covered in mud after rivers breached their banks. (Mariana Bazo/REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A children's bike leans against a wall covered in mud after rivers breached their banks. (Mariana Bazo/REUTERS)

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A chair stands in mud at the home of Francisco Coca. (Mariana Bazo/REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A chair stands in mud at the home of Francisco Coca. (Mariana Bazo/REUTERS)

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A remote control lies in the mud. (Mariana Bazo/REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A remote control lies in the mud. (Mariana Bazo/REUTERS)

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Belongings are seen at the home of Paulino Rojas. (Mariana Bazo/REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Belongings are seen at the home of Paulino Rojas. (Mariana Bazo/REUTERS)

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Bottles lie in mud. Many of the hardest hit are those who can least afford it - poor Peruvians who built their homes on cheap land near the river. (Mariana Bazo/REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Mar 28, 2017 01:25 pm IST

Bottles lie in mud. Many of the hardest hit are those who can least afford it - poor Peruvians who built their homes on cheap land near the river. (Mariana Bazo/REUTERS)

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A picture hangs on the wall at the home of Paulino Rojas. (Mariana Bazo/REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A picture hangs on the wall at the home of Paulino Rojas. (Mariana Bazo/REUTERS)

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A baby shower sign hands on a wall at the home of Carlos Rojas. (Mariana Bazo/REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Mar 28, 2017 01:25 pm IST

A baby shower sign hands on a wall at the home of Carlos Rojas. (Mariana Bazo/REUTERS)

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