**At least 20 people have been killed in north-eastern Peru after heavy rains sparked a mudslide that engulfed a small village.**The mudslide struck the village in the Huanuco region. At least another 25 people are missing, officials said.
They said at least 120 homes had been damaged or destroyed.
Civil defence chief Hipolito Cruchaga said emergency teams were at the scene and aid was being provided to those who had been made homeless.
The deadly mudslide was the second in as many days.
On Thursday five people were killed in the town of Cancejos.
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Mr Cruchaga said 50 people had also been injured in the latest mudslide.
The BBC’s Dan Collyns in Lima says days of heavy rains caused a small lake higher up a mountain to overflow into a ravine.
The Agence France-Presse news agency quoted reports from the village as saying hundreds of people could still be missing.
Mr Cruchaga said tents, blankets and food supplies had begun arriving in Huanuco for those hit by the latest mudslide.
Our correspondent says that in the past few months the Peruvian Andes have experienced one of the heaviest rainy seasons in decades.
Some meteorologists say it is due to the cyclical El Nino weather pattern, while others attribute the torrential downpours to climate change.This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.