Protests in Peru: the number of deaths during the nationwide clashes rises to nineteen (La República (Spanish) — 12/16/2022)


Protests in Peru over the early elections and the closure of Congress continue to intensify. The Diresa de Junín reported in the last hours of Friday, December 16 that three people have died in this region. Therefore, at the national level there are nineteen dead citizens, because in the last report of the Ombudsman's Office a young man who was in Pichanaqui was included. It should be noted that earlier there were seventeen deaths because of the confrontations in Apurímac, Arequipa, La Libertad and Ayacucho between civilians and members of the National Police. Meanwhile, six more people lost their lives due to traffic accidents linked to the road blockade. Faced with this situation, the Executive declared the entire country in a state of emergency, likewise, they established a curfew in fifteen provinces of eight regions. This was the situation during December 15 and 16.

10:15 - 12/16/2022
Arequipa: long queues are reported at the bus terminal

People line up waiting for travel to resume; however, these remain restricted. It should be noted that there are only buses to:
  • Cusco
  • Sicuani
  • Puerto Maldonado
  • Tacna
  • Moquegua

10:09 - 12/16/2022
More than 70% of taps are without LPG supply due to blockages on the Chala, Arequipa road

Around 5,000 miners from Caravelí and Ayacucho keep the Panamericana Sur blocked in Chala, Arequipa.  According to residents, there are no police in the area, and the protesters, who are mostly miners, have caused destruction to private property and also burned some vehicles.  Given this scenario, more than 70% of taps are without LPG supplies due to blockages.

09:46 - 12/16/2022
Cusco: tourists continue stranded at Alejandro Velasco Airport

For this December 16, dozens of tourists stranded at the Alejandro Astete Airport in Cusco have been registered, awaiting a humanitarian flight or the normalization of airflow to return home.

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