16:27 | Cerro Colorado (Arequipa region), Aug. 23.
Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra on Sunday expressed his heartfelt condolences to the relatives of 13 people who died at a nightclub in Lima —where a party was being held despite a coronavirus ban— as they tried to escape a police raid on the venue.
"My deepest sympathy to the relatives of the 13 people who lost their lives in a nightclub that operated despite a strict ban (on social gatherings) during the state of emergency, thus violating all the health rules," he said.
At least 13 people have died in a crush during a police raid at a nightclub in Lima's Los Olivos district —where a party was being held despite a coronavirus ban on such gatherings— as partygoers tried to flee, according to Peruvian National Police General Orlando Velasco.
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Published: 8/23/2020