Two dead, five missing after river overflows in western Peru

LIMA, April 28 (Xinhua) -- At least two children were killed and five people remain missing after a river overflowed early Monday in the western Peruvian region of Ancash, local health authorities confirmed.

Ricardo Natividad, a regional health official, said the incident occurred in the district of Independencia, in Huaraz province, after a landslide caused the Casca River to overflow.