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Deadly Huaicos Strike Perené and Arequipa’s Caravelí as Heavy Rains Persist

Limited equipment and supplies are slowing rescues in Perené plus clean-up on Caravelí’s roads.

Overview

  • Rescuers in Perené recovered three bodies—a married couple and a child—and continue searching for a missing 3‑year‑old after a huaico buried a home and a truck near the Carretera Central.
  • Operations in Junín involve heavy machinery and coordination by regional Defensa Civil, with teams working through unstable terrain and continuing downpours.
  • In Arequipa’s Caravelí province, huaicos blocked the Panamericana Sur near Cháparra and prompted preventive evacuations of about 200 people in Achanizo, with a local school’s perimeter affected.
  • The Cháparra–Ayacucho route was cleared around 10:30 a.m., allowing stranded buses to proceed, while irrigation canals reported heavy sediment that could affect olive crops.
  • Caravelí’s mayor reported an undersupplied emergency warehouse and reduced municipal budget, as Senamhi forecast further intense rainfall that keeps landslide risks elevated.