Landslide in Peru Leaves at Least 15 Missing After Dozens of Homes Buried
NewsweekSep 09, 2022
The Facts
Multiple people, including an infant, were killed in a landslide in Peru Tues. morning.
The landslide occurred in Retamas, in the mountainous region of La Libertad, northern Peru, after heavy rains soaked the area.
The Spin
Narrative A
Disasters like this highlight the threat posed by human-driven climate change. As global temperatures keep rising, rainfall is getting more and more intense, and disasters will only become more common.
Narrative B
The calamity was a result of inequality, not climate change. The village was built on a mountain not suitable for housing and susceptible to landslides. Authorities have tried to prevent the construction of more houses, but poor Peruvians have no other options.
