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1. Stephen Hope says:

   16 June 2016 at 08:48

   I think this is the landslide shown here from last year. One of the videos must be flipped horizontally, but the truck and pickup both look the same, and the three people in the screen cap above look like the same three at the beginning of the below video. And you’re right, it didn’t end well for the driver. The two videos must have been taken from almost the same place.

   http://thewatchers.adorraeli.com/2015/12/24/landslide-in-peru-buries-a-pick-up-truck-in-ayachuco-region/

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2. Patricio Valderrama says:

   16 June 2016 at 12:13

   Hello Dave,

   I work at the Landslide Research Team of the Geological Survey of Peru, and I can give you some details about this event: It was in the amazonian region of El Marañon and occurred last April 2016. Tree small villages were isolated because of the landslide and it took 3 days to re-open the road. Sadly, 7 person were found dead in the truck.

   All the best!

   Patricio

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3. Pascal Lacroix says:

   16 June 2016 at 13:04

   Hey Dave,
   This is a video from an older mass movement that struck Vraem on 20th of December 2015, due to heavy rains. You can look at a short news here:
   http://www.americatv.com.pe/noticias/actualidad/ayacucho-video-muestra-instante-que-huiaco-se-lleva-camion-n211865
   Perhaps it comes up now, because 6 days ago (on June 10), a rockslide struck the provincia of Oyón, killing 13 people in a minivan. You can find a report of this event here:
   http://larepublica.pe/sociedad/6436-oyon-minivan-con-pasajeros-fue-sepultada-por-deslizamiento-de-piedras
   Cheers,
   Pascal

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4. Jim Falls says:

   16 June 2016 at 15:44

   So sad to watch. They backed away at one point, probably would’ve survived if they’d stayed put out of the way.

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