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Peru earthquake damages buildings and causes power cuts

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the Ayacucho region on Thursday, the US Geological Survey says.

Peru earthquake damages buildings and causes power cuts
Image via BBC World.

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Pressivio’s World desk has added the source report “Peru earthquake damages buildings and causes power cuts” to its international monitoring stream.

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the Ayacucho region on Thursday, the US Geological Survey says.

Original source: BBC World
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