2019 Abancay landslide

{{Short description|Landslide in Abancay, Peru}}

A landslide on 27 January 2019 in Abancay, Peru, killed at least 15 people and injured 34 more when it destroyed part of a hotel during a wedding celebration. The celebration at the Alhambra Hotel was attended by 100 people at the time of the landslide, which caused the building to collapse.{{cite news |date=27 January 2019 |title=Peru landslide kills at least 15 at hotel wedding party |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-47021428 |publisher=BBC News |accessdate=27 January 2019}} The landslide was triggered by heavy rains from earlier in the day.{{cite news |last=Brackett |first=Ron |date=27 January 2019 |title=15 Killed When Wall of Peru Hotel Falls on Wedding Party; Heavy Rains Blamed |url=https://weather.com/news/news/2019-01-27-peru-hotel-wall-collapses-wedding-party |publisher=The Weather Channel |accessdate=27 January 2019}}