Hundreds of scavengers combed through the wreckage of a Peruvian airliner, carrying away scrap metal, passengers’ belongings and electronic equipment that could offer clues into what caused the crash that left at least 37 dead.

HUNDREDS of scavengers swarmed over the wreckage of a Peruvian airliner yesterday, potentially undermining the work of investigators en route to the crash that left at least 37 dead.

Hundreds of scavengers swarmed over the wreckage of a Peruvian airliner early today, potentially undermining the work of investigators en route to the crash that left at least 37 dead.

Trudging through knee-deep mud in a hail storm, at least 58 survivors managed to escape a flaming Peruvian airliner that splintered as it crash-landed in the Amazon jungle, killing 37 people.