Overview
- Peru’s weather service extended the orange alert for Arequipa through Jan. 17, citing persistent rains on water‑logged soils and signaling a likely return to heavier precipitation after Jan. 20.
- A huaico in Caravelí’s La Yesera severed the AR‑104, left the province largely isolated, damaged at least 50 homes, and spurred calls for national support as local crews prepare heavy machinery.
- In Arequipa city, police rescued two men from a torrentera after Wednesday’s storms, flights canceled the prior day have resumed, and stretches of the Panamericana Sur reported slow traffic.
- Recent downpours exposed drainage failures in an unfinished road project in Cayma that neighbors say threatens up to seven homes, and a district council review was announced.
- Outside the south, a 4.0 mm “light” rain flooded key streets in Piura and left parts of Catacaos without power and water, while torrential rain in Tarapoto earlier this week damaged Hospital II‑2 and triggered COER assessments.