Peru declares emergency across much of country over El Niño
- On Tuesday, President Keiko Fujimori's administration declared a 60-day state of emergency across 25 administrative regions and the Constitutional Province of Callao, addressing severe flooding and rainfall risks linked to the Nino phenomenon.
- Nino has created contrasting emergencies across Peru: extreme rainfall in northern regions like Tumbes and Piura, while southern highlands and the Amazon basin face severe moisture shortages affecting more than 700 Andean districts.
- Flooding from the Zarumilla River in Aguas Verdes displaced nearly 30 families, while more than 300 families were affected in nearby Puerto Per; extreme weather also triggers fast-moving mudslides known as "huaicos."
- Under the decree, regional and local governments will implement immediate risk-reduction measures with technical support and oversight from the National Institute of Civil Defense to protect vulnerable communities.
- An Oct 30 assessment by Indeci identified affected districts as facing high risks; agencies warn that continuing coastal Nino conditions could significantly increase the likelihood of intense rainfall requiring urgent intervention.
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El Niño has unleashed heavy rains that have fallen a week ago in the northern regions of Tumbes and Piura, bordering Ecuador, where several sectors were drowned.
This natural event increases surface temperatures in the Pacific and generates global changes in winds and rains, as well as erratic weather conditions. El Niño has unleashed the heavy rains that have fallen for a week in the northern regions of Tumbes and Piura, bordering Ecuador, where several sectors were flooded. The National Emergency Operations Center has so far reported 324 people affected and 110 homes uninhabitable by precipitation duri…
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XinhuaPeru declares state of emergency in 1,380 districts over El Nino-related rain risks
LIMA, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Peru declared a 60-day state of emergency on Tuesday in 1,380 districts across the country over the imminent threat of heavy rainfall associated with the El Nino weather phenomenon.
The government activated an exceptional two-month regime in Lima, Callao and other departments, following technical reports from Civil Defense that warn severe rainfall
Ecuadorean authorities maintain the National Red Alert for the continuity of the rains.
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