Dozens of Australians have sought help from the embassy in Peru amid ongoing political unrest in the South American country, with key roads blocked and airports forced to close.
Emily O'BeirneMore than 170 Australians have contacted Australia's embassy in Lima for help amid protests in Peru.DFAT says it is unaware of any Australian injured so far.
More than 170 Australians have contacted Australia's embassy in Lima for help, with many of those in the city of Cusco and Machu Picchu, where transport options are limited, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said in a statement to SBS News. Australian history teacher Michael Cocks takes a selfie in Lima, after visiting a pre-Incan pyramid made entirely of hand-made mudbricks."We kept receiving word of people who were trying to drive out of the town, encountering these barriers, and the protesters assaulting the vehicles, and in some cases, slashing tires or removing tires entirely from vehicles, and sending people back to the town," he told SBS News.
"So while we understand that they have very limited powers here, we did fit feel a little anxious that they were no other solutions other than to stay where we were."
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