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Woman Escapes From Fast-Moving Floodwaters in Peru

This dramatic video shows a woman pulling herself out of fast-moving muddy floodwaters in Punta Hermosa, Peru, on March 15. A cow is also seen being swept along by the floodwaters, eventually reaching a safer area. According to http://elcomercio.pe/sociedad/lima/punta-hermosa-huaico-arrastro-mujer-y-varios-animales-noticia-1976358 reports , the 32-year-old woman was dragged for around 50 meters and was taken to hospital with cuts and bruises. RPP Noticias http://rpp.pe/lima/actualidad/huaico-en-punta-hermosa-dejo-una-nina-muerta-noticia-1037324 reported that a six-year-old girl died in Punta Hermosa. The floods, which were brought by torrential rains, also caused damage to property and eroding sections of coastline, leaving https://newswire.storyful.com/storylines/*/stories/160751?referred_from=World%20News at least one home close to collapse . Elsewhere in Peru, https://newswire.storyful.com/storylines/*/stories/160743/preview heavy rains filled the streets of Chosica with mud , and Peruvian Army helicopters https://newswire.storyful.com/storylines/*/stories/160741?referred_from=World%20News carried out evacuations for residents stranded by floodwaters in the northern Lambayeque region. (Footage By Christian Jesus Hidalgo Medina/Storyful via Getty Images)
This dramatic video shows a woman pulling herself out of fast-moving muddy floodwaters in Punta Hermosa, Peru, on March 15. A cow is also seen being swept along by the floodwaters, eventually reaching a safer area. According to http://elcomercio.pe/sociedad/lima/punta-hermosa-huaico-arrastro-mujer-y-varios-animales-noticia-1976358 reports , the 32-year-old woman was dragged for around 50 meters and was taken to hospital with cuts and bruises. RPP Noticias http://rpp.pe/lima/actualidad/huaico-en-punta-hermosa-dejo-una-nina-muerta-noticia-1037324 reported that a six-year-old girl died in Punta Hermosa. The floods, which were brought by torrential rains, also caused damage to property and eroding sections of coastline, leaving https://newswire.storyful.com/storylines/*/stories/160751?referred_from=World%20News at least one home close to collapse . Elsewhere in Peru, https://newswire.storyful.com/storylines/*/stories/160743/preview heavy rains filled the streets of Chosica with mud , and Peruvian Army helicopters https://newswire.storyful.com/storylines/*/stories/160741?referred_from=World%20News carried out evacuations for residents stranded by floodwaters in the northern Lambayeque region. (Footage By Christian Jesus Hidalgo Medina/Storyful via Getty Images)
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Storyful
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March 16, 2017
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00:05:33:29
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Punta Hermosa, Peru
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