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Peruvian officials said two earthquakes, measuring 5.1 and 3.7, struck the mountainous region of Junin east of Lima.

Two earthquakes have struck Peru, killing at least five people and injuring 21 in the mountainous region east of the capital Lima, according to government officials.

Peru’s National Seismological Center said earthquakes of magnitude 5.1 and 3.7 hit the Junin region on Saturday night. Images on social media show collapsed buildings and rescuers clearing debris.

Rescuers continue to search for people who may still be trapped in the debris.

“I am deeply saddened by the consequences of the earthquake that occurred in Junin,” the president-elect said Keiko Fujimori he said on Sunday in social networks. “I offer my heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased and my solidarity with those affected.”

Luis Vasquez, director of the National Civil Defense Institute in Peru, told Peruvian radio that initial reports indicated that at least 48 houses were destroyed and 18 were destroyed, displacing about 300 people who are being provided with tents.

Exitosa Radio reported that five people who died as a result of the earthquakes have been confirmed, citing government officials. The news agency Reuters said that there are six people in total, citing the head of the country’s public security.

Houses in the town of Chupaca, located 300 kilometers east of Lima, are mostly made of mud bricks and tend to collapse.

“The earthquake destroyed our house. There are many mud houses here that have collapsed,” an unnamed resident of Chongos Bajo told N television.

Peru is located in the volcanic region known as the Pacific Ring of Fire, which makes up about 85 percent of the world’s surface. earthquakes.

The Peruvian National Seismological Center said the first earthquake occurred at a distance of 24 kilometers (15 miles) and the second at 18 km. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Center initially said the first earthquake had a magnitude of 5.6.