<p data-testid="paragraph-0">Feb 6 (Reuters) - A landslide triggered by strong rains in Peru killed at least eight people in the country's southern Arequipa region, national emergency services said on Monday.</p>
<p data-testid="paragraph-1">Officials said another five people are missing after the landslide struck near the town of Secocha, located in Camana province, following last week's heavy rainfall in the area.</p>
<p data-testid="paragraph-2">Local media have reported higher death tolls, figures Reuters was not immediately able to confirm.</p>
<p data-testid="paragraph-3">Peru's national emergency center COEN said search and rescue efforts are ongoing.</p>
<p data-testid="paragraph-4">The defense ministry said on Twitter it is assisting in the efforts by providing helicopters, tents, water tanks, sandbags, and disaster relief personnel.</p>
<p data-testid="paragraph-5">The deadly landslide follows nearly two months of anti-government protests in the South American country, largely centered in Peru's Andean south, after the Dec. 7 removal of former President Pedro Castillo.</p>
<p data-testid="paragraph-6">The protests have left dozens dead while injuring hundreds.</p>
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<div>(Reporting by Aida Pelaez-Fernandez and Sarah Morland; Editing by Lincoln Feast.)</div>
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At least 8 dead in southern Peru landslide, more missing