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Residents walk amid the debris of homes that collapsed after an earthquake struck Pumpuya, Peru, Sunday, July 19, 2026. ( AP Photo/Javier Ninanya)

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A 5.5 magnitude earthquake has shaken the Andes region of Peru, killing at least six people. Authorities reported the quake struck Saturday night, with the epicenter near the city of Sicaya in Huancayo province. More than 30 people were injured and 300 have been displaced. Peru’s National Civil Defense Institute said the number of missing is still unknown. Several buildings, including a local church, collapsed or were damaged. The use of rustic adobe materials in construction contributed to the damage. Earthquakes are frequent in Peru, which is located in the Pacific “Ring of Fire.”

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Lit candles stand amid the rubble of a house that collapsed after an earthquake struck Pumpuya, Peru, Sunday, July 19, 2026.( AP Photo/Javier Ninanya)

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Residents stand next to the covered bodies of neighbors who were killed after an earthquake struck Pumpuya, Peru, Sunday, July 19, 2026. ( AP Photo/Javier Ninanya)

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Residents stand next to the covered body of a person who died when an earthquake struck Pumpuya, Peru, Sunday, July 19, 2026. ( AP Photo/Jhefry Sedano)

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A motor tricycle is stuck amid the debris of homes that collapsed after an earthquake struck Pumpuya, Peru, Sunday, July 19, 2026. ( AP Photo/Jhefry Sedano)

The death toll from two powerful earthquakes that shook Venezuela last month rose to 5,069 late on Friday, local authorities said. The interim government of President Delcy Rodriguez added in a statement that the number of injured has remained unchanged at 16,740, as in the past 11 days. Ongoing recovery and debris-clearing operations have led to the increase in the death toll, particularly in the coastal state of La Guaira, the hardest hit by the quakes close to the Caribbean Sea. A total of 1,331 aftershocks had been recorded by Friday.

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A woman holds a painting of the Virgin Mary as she accompanies a Catholic priest supporting people searching for the remains of relatives in the rubble of residential buildings that collapsed during the earthquakes that struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

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A Catholic priest stands in the rubble of residential buildings collapsed during the earthquakes that struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)