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Peru Places 382 Districts Under Emergency as Severe Rains Trigger Huaicos, Floods and Flight Cancellations

Senamhi forecasts heavy downpours through January 16 across Peru’s coast, highlands, Amazon.

Overview

  • The government’s decree covers 382 districts in 20 regions for 60 days, enabling faster spending and coordinated emergency response to the rains.
  • Senamhi issued a 47-hour orange alert for the Amazon across 12 regions, with forecasts of up to 80 mm of rain per day and thunderstorms with strong gusts.
  • In Arequipa, dense fog and low clouds led to the cancellation of at least 10 flights at the Alfredo Rodríguez Ballón airport on Wednesday.
  • Huaicos in Caravelí restricted traffic on the Panamericana Sur and other routes, while the CháparraAyacucho corridor was cleared this morning, allowing stranded buses to continue.
  • In Junín’s Chanchamayo, a slide in Perené buried a house and a truck, with four people reported missing as search teams operate in unstable terrain.