Wednesday March 3, 2010 | 20:26 hrs

The victims were working on cleaning the riverbed Quitamayo as part of Building Peru. The victims were working on cleaning the riverbed Quitamayo as part of Building Peru. Seven raised the death toll from an overflowing river Quitamayo in the district of Pisac, Calca province, in the department of Cusco.

As reported by the National Police of the seven victims were identified as:

The victims were working on cleaning the riverbed Quitamayo as part of Building Peru. In this regard the regional president of Cusco, Hugo Gonzales, argued that there was negligence on the part of supervisors of these workers and they worked without any protection. He also reported that they have all the elements needed to address this second wave of emergency which must be faced. He indicated that from asking the Central Government resources that may require, but at the moment have enough tents, blankets, and heavy machinery.

The provincial prosecutor of crime prevention in the town of Calca, Jorge Bejar, said the river Quitamayo overflowed into at 15:40 hours and joined the force in the streets of the village, which flooded several buildings.