Peru's civil-defense authorities said a mudslide has buried 25 homes in two towns in the northern highlands, leaving at least 30 people missing. Civil-defense coordinator Walter Tapia said the mudslides hit the La Libertad province towns of Chamanacucho and Aricapampa, burying 25 homes early Thursday morning. He told the Associated Press that between 20 and 30 people are missing and feared dead. The region has been hit by heavy rains this week.
