Overview
- Operations at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery were halted after a sudden storm, triggering cancellations, diversions and long delays for thousands of travelers on the eve of Christmas Eve.
- The national alert system placed nine provinces under a yellow alert for storms on Dec. 24, with forecasts of intense rain, hail, strong winds and electrical activity.
- Hail and flash flooding hit the AMBA, leaving vehicles stranded on the Panamericana and causing leaks and flooding reported at the Unicenter shopping mall.
- Callao’s First Penal Appeals Court confirmed a 15‑day preliminary detention order for Governor Ciro Castillo in a probe of alleged aggravated collusion and organized crime exceeding S/1.4 million; he is reported not located.
- In separate judicial developments, a jury found Dardo “El Peque” Condorí guilty of aggravated homicide with sentencing pending, and a judge ordered Sur Finanzas treasurer Micaela Sánchez to preventive detention under house arrest in a money‑laundering case.