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| Peru tourists released from detained riverboat | |
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| Watch: People trapped on Peru boat 'starting to run out of food' | Watch: People trapped on Peru boat 'starting to run out of food' |
| Watch: People trapped on Peru boat 'starting to run out of food' | Watch: People trapped on Peru boat 'starting to run out of food' |
| Around 70 tourists in Peru have been transferred from a river boat, having been detained by indigenous protesters since early on Thursday. | |
| The group - which includes at least three British tourists - held the boat in protest at an earlier oil spill. | The group - which includes at least three British tourists - held the boat in protest at an earlier oil spill. |
| "After dialogue with the [head[ of the Cuninico communities, our request to release people was accepted," officials in the Amazon region said. | "After dialogue with the [head[ of the Cuninico communities, our request to release people was accepted," officials in the Amazon region said. |
| A British woman earlier said conditions were "starting to deteriorate". | A British woman earlier said conditions were "starting to deteriorate". |
| Charlotte Wiltshire told the BBC they were running out of food and water - adding there were pregnant, diabetic, elderly and sick people on the boat. | Charlotte Wiltshire told the BBC they were running out of food and water - adding there were pregnant, diabetic, elderly and sick people on the boat. |
| Peruvian, Swiss, American, Spanish and French nationals were also believed to have been on board. | Peruvian, Swiss, American, Spanish and French nationals were also believed to have been on board. |
| Despite being transferred, it's thought the tourists' belongings will stay on the original boat. It's not known to where they are being transferred. | Despite being transferred, it's thought the tourists' belongings will stay on the original boat. It's not known to where they are being transferred. |
| 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. |
| Activists from the Cuninico community released a statement this 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 this 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]", their 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]", their statement read. |
| The community has been badly affected by a series of leaks from the 40-year-old Northern Peruvian Oil Pipeline. Known locally as the Norperuano, it travels 497 miles (800 km) from the Amazon region to the Pacific Coast. | |
| Speaking to a local TV station, Prime Minister Anibal Torres appeared to blame the Cuninico community itself for cutting the pipeline involved in the spill. | Speaking to a local TV station, Prime Minister Anibal Torres appeared to blame the Cuninico community itself for cutting the pipeline involved in the spill. |
| This picture, sent by a Peruvian passenger, shows indigenous leaders arriving to talk to the tourists on Friday | This picture, sent by a Peruvian passenger, shows indigenous leaders arriving to talk to the tourists on Friday |
| 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." |
| 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 providing assistance to a very small number of British nationals in Peru, and are in contact with the Peruvian authorities." | |
| This picture taken from the boat shows some of the protesters holding up the vessel | This picture taken from the boat shows some of the protesters holding up the vessel |
| Local leaders were seen holding a meeting with the boat crew | Local leaders were seen holding a meeting with the boat crew |