After recent flooding and mudslides in Arequipa, Peru, members and local leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are rallying to provide relief.
On Thursday, February 19, torrential rains led streams to overflow, flooding several areas in the southern Peruvian city. Significant damage resulted, according to a February 21 news release from the Church’s Peru Newsroom.
Local leaders of the Church gathered service volunteers overnight to support families whose homes were seriously damaged by mudslides. Volunteers from the Arequipa Perú Umacollo Stake assembled to provide assistance throughout the impacted areas.
“In response to the emergency, the Relief Society began coordinating efforts to bring immediate aid to the most affected households, many of which lost practically all of their belongings,” reads the news release.
Many people aided in the efforts from about 5:30 p.m. that day until 2 a.m. the next, helping to evacuate damaged materials and recover lost belongings.
Read the full article by the Church News.
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