Drone footage shows earthquake damage in Peru

Residents of a mountainous Peruvian region are seeking aid in the aftermath of two earthquakes that destroyed 52 houses, killed five people and injured 32, according to the Latin American nation's Civil Defense.

The magnitude 5.1 and 3.7 earthquakes struck Peru's Chupuca province in the Junin region on July 18, Peru's National Seismological Center says.

On July 20, Peru's government declared a 60-day state of emergency in impacted towns.

Drone footage has captured the damage in the Junin region's town of Pumpunya; take a look.

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