Americans Held Hostage in Peru Riverboat Oil Spill Protest

• A boat full of indigenous Peruvians is holding approximately 100 captives, according to many news outlets.
• The boaters were apprehended Thursday morning.
• An oil leak on Peru’s Amazon River is blamed on government inaction.23 U.S., French, Swiss, Spanish, and British tourists are captives.

A boat full of indigenous Peruvians is holding approximately 100 captives, according to many news outlets.

The boaters were apprehended Thursday morning. An oil leak on Peru’s Amazon River is blamed on government inaction.

23 U.S., French, Swiss, Spanish, and British tourists are captives. Yurimaguas-Iquitos.

Lon Haldeman, an American prisoner, informed his wife that the oil disaster “polluted the wells and river,” therefore his captors want “medical care, clean water, and food.”

Haldeman stated the natives were nice, but then took over the boat with spears and clubs. “No firearms. We parked near an island last night, and people stole the boat motor’s batteries. Captain and drivers are in local prison. The community wants the huge boat for money. Small rescue boats may be available. Everything changes hourly.”

Indigenous leader Wadson Trujillo acknowledged the Cuninico hostage incident.

“We saw ourselves obligated to take this move to call the attention of a state that has not paid attention to us for eight years,” Trujillo told the publication.

Indigenous leader Wadson Trujillo acknowledged the Cuninico hostage incident. “We saw ourselves obligated to take this move to call the attention of a state that has not paid attention to us for eight years,” Trujillo told the publication.

While no one has been hurt, British traveller Charlotte Wiltshire stated “things are beginning to worsen,” adding that pregnant, diabetic, unwell, and elderly people were on board. “Food and water are running out. Evidently, it’s hot.” “We’re getting desperate,” she said.

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