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| Peru: Tourists detained on river boat in oil protests | Peru: Tourists detained on river boat in oil protests |
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| This picture taken from the boat shows some of the protesters | This picture taken from the boat shows some of the protesters |
| Around 70 tourists on a river boat in Peru have been detained by an indigenous group as part of a protest against a recent oil spill. | |
| The UK Foreign Office says a "very small number" of British nationals - believed to be three - are on the boat. | |
| Peruvian, Swiss, American, Spanish and French nationals are also believed to be on board. | |
| One British passenger, Charlotte, said the group was starting to run out of food and water. | |
| "Conditions are starting to deteriorate," she said in a message sent to the BBC. | |
| She has asked for an "intervention to get us out of here", saying there are pregnant, diabetic, elderly and sick people on the boat. | |
| The tourists are not thought to have been harmed. They have been held since Thursday morning. | The tourists are not thought to have been harmed. They have been held since Thursday morning. |
| Activists from the Cuninico community released a statement earlier in the week saying that from midnight on 1 November, no boats or vessels would be able to pass. | Activists from the Cuninico community released a statement earlier in the week saying that from midnight on 1 November, no boats or vessels would be able to pass. |
| "We demand that the government talks to the Cuninico community or face consequences - the ultimate responsibility lies with the President of the Republic [Pedro del Castillo]", the statement read. | "We demand that the government talks to the Cuninico community or face consequences - the ultimate responsibility lies with the President of the Republic [Pedro del Castillo]", the statement read. |
| One Peruvian passenger on the boat, Regina Mortua, said they were stranded at the mouth of the Cuninico River. | One Peruvian passenger on the boat, Regina Mortua, said they were stranded at the mouth of the Cuninico River. |
| "A few minutes ago the native community decided to take our [tourist] boat close to their town," she said. | "A few minutes ago the native community decided to take our [tourist] boat close to their town," she said. |
| "A few hours ago another boat came for us to board, however it was not possible, because it only transports food... | "A few hours ago another boat came for us to board, however it was not possible, because it only transports food... |
| "They have just informed us that possibly at night they will transfer all the passengers in boats. However, no passenger wants to leave their belongings." | "They have just informed us that possibly at night they will transfer all the passengers in boats. However, no passenger wants to leave their belongings." |
| Another tourist told local TV the group had been fed, but had been told they would be held for up to eight days, if there was no resolution. | Another tourist told local TV the group had been fed, but had been told they would be held for up to eight days, if there was no resolution. |
| The UK Foreign Office said: "We are in contact with the local authorities and a very small number of British nationals involved in an incident in Peru." | The UK Foreign Office said: "We are in contact with the local authorities and a very small number of British nationals involved in an incident in Peru." |
| The oil spill that sparked the protest from Cuninico's indigenous community happened on 16 September. | The oil spill that sparked the protest from Cuninico's indigenous community happened on 16 September. |