4 Dead as 5.2 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Peru

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• A 5.2 magnitude earthquake in Peru on Sunday has left at least four people dead and 40 injured. The toll from the quake in the southern Arequipa region might rise after about 50 homes collapsed and roads were cut off.
  
  
• The epicentre was 10 kilometres from the city of Chivay, capital of Caylloma province, according to the Geophysical Institute of Peru. Two aftershocks hit on Monday.
  
  
• The quake caused damage throughout an area of Arequipa called the Colca Valley, and several villages have been cut off.
  
  
• More than 80 homes have been left uninhabitable, but crews cannot reach the epicentre, said the governor of Arequipa region, Yamila Osorio.
  

(With inputs from PTI)