Two drown in Peru as abnormally big waves from Tonga volcano hit coast

More than 20 Peruvian ports closed while TV images show seawater flooding homes and businesses in country's centre and north

Two people have drowned off a beach in northern Peru, local authorities say, after unusually high waves were recorded in several coastal areas following Saturday's eruption of an underwater volcano in Tonga.

The deaths occurred on Saturday on a beach located in the Lambayeque region, Peru's National Institute of Civil Defence (Indeci) said in a statement.