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Peru Declares 60-Day Emergency in 382 Districts Over Intensifying Rains

Forecasters expect rains through Monday, with risk maps pointing to widespread huaicos and landslides in the Andes.

Overview

  • Supreme Decree No. 003-2026-PCM, published January 9, places districts in 20 regions under a 60-day emergency to speed prevention, response and rehabilitation.
  • Senamhi maintains a weather alert through January 12, and Indeci using Cenepred projections warns 480 highland districts face very high risk of huaicos and landslides.
  • Field reports cite flooded streets and infrastructure leaks in Trujillo, isolated communities and blocked roads in the VRAEM, and disrupted travel between Huanta and the valley.
  • Arequipa lists 38 districts under the decree, with immediate actions authorized but financed from existing regional and municipal budgets rather than new Treasury funds.
  • Lambayeque’s COER says the region was left out and warns unfinished ANIN works could endanger about 1,500 families, while Ucayali reports 15 native communities affected by floods.