Overview
- Cenepred said the greatest rainy-season impacts are expected in the selva norte and sierra sur, highlighting Cusco, Puno, Arequipa, Amazonas, Cajamarca and Loreto for increased rainfall frequency and intensity.
- The agency noted that Peru’s rainy season runs from December to March and typically strengthens in February–March, raising the likelihood of floods, landslides and debris flows (huaicos) on slopes and along low river areas.
- Senamhi issued a short-term alert for elevated wildfire danger through Nov. 24 in the central and southern highlands, citing no rain, low humidity and high daytime temperatures in Ayacucho, Arequipa, Moquegua and Tacna.
- Cenepred indicated some localized increases in rainfall are likely in parts of Piura and Tumbes, prompting calls for preparedness even where overall conditions are near normal.
- Following a 45-minute cloudburst on Nov. 20 in Chachapoyas that affected 46 people and left seven families homeless, Amazonas authorities deployed brigades and requested a regional emergency declaration, as the national government has already declared emergencies in 157 districts.