Summary of the crisis in Peru: Dina Boluarte criticizes the protests |
December 19 10:56
(CNN) --
Peru's Ministry of Health reported Monday night that at least 26 people have died due to protests taking place in the country.
Nine people died in Ayacucho, six in Apurímac, three in Cuzco, Junín and La Libertad, and two in Arequipa.
Hospitalized (39): Ayacucho (15), Junín (7), La Libertad (7), Ucayali (2), Apurímac (5), Lima (1) and Arequipa (2) / Deceased (26): in Ayacucho (9 ), Apurímac (6), Cusco (3), Junín (3), La Libertad (3) and Arequipa (2).
– Ministry of Health (@Minsa_Peru) December 20, 2022
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This Sunday, the President of Peru, Dina Boluarte, announced in an interview on the "Cuarto Poder" program, on Peruvian television, that this Monday or Tuesday, she would be reforming her cabinet for one "a little more political" because the Nationwide demonstrations do not stop.
“To solve the needs that are pending to be solved as quickly as we can, because nobody can put a minister who is going to learn how the sector is inside, we are going to delay time.
This is a transitional government, we need to act fast,” he said.
Peru evacuates hundreds of tourists stranded amid protests
Boluarte also indicated that he will be changing the head of the Council of Ministers, Pedro Angulo.
tourist evacuations
Hundreds of tourists stranded in the ancient city of Machu Picchu were evacuated this Sunday after Peru entered a state of emergency following the ouster of President Pedro Castillo.
Following last week's disruptions and closures, train services and airports are now reopening.
Civil unrest swept Peru earlier this month when former President Castillo was ousted and arrested, his removal from power accelerating simmering political tensions in the country.
Rail and air transport services were disrupted when protesters stormed airports.
The protests were often marked by clashes with Peruvian security forces.
Some are protesting in support of Castillo, while others want a full reset of the country with new general elections and the dissolution of Congress.
Crisis in Peru