Overview
- The Ministry of Health confirmed Monday that a field hospital will be installed at Coliseo Mariscal Cáceres in Tumbes with capacity for 80–120 beds and 30–50 hydration chairs to treat dengue, leptospirosis and heat-related illness.
- Minister Luis Dyer said equipment was pre-positioned and the Hospital Regional II-2 Jamo will be reinforced so conventional hospitals can continue emergency and surgical care.
- Hydrological alerts remain active after heavy rains raised Río Tumbes above the red threshold and caused the Río Zarumilla to overflow and flood sectors such as Puerto Perú, prompting military-led evacuations.
- Authorities are checking medicine supply routes and are evaluating air and maritime options to keep deliveries flowing if roads are blocked; similar temporary hospitals are nearly ready in Piura and planned for La Libertad and Áncash.
- Officials warn new intense rains are possible between November 5 and 7 because of El Niño, which historically causes rapid river rises, activated quebradas and road blockages that raise the risk of vector-borne and waterborne disease.