Overview
- Senamhi triggered a nationwide SISMATE message on January 9 warning of light to moderate rains on the central and southern coast through January 10.
- Showers hit eastern Lima districts such as Chosica and Chaclacayo, with Senamhi stations reporting accumulations of 4.8 mm, 4.3 mm and 3.9 mm, while La Molina and Surco logged 0.1 mm overnight.
- The agency expects additional episodes in the coming days, noting greater cloud cover, a muggy feel and wind gusts near 25 km/h, with activity favoring late day, night and early morning hours.
- In Ica, authorities are supervising installation of a C‑band radar with up to 250 km range as the core of a regional early‑warning system to better detect intense rains, huaicos and floods.
- The project, executed by ANIN, adds meteorological and hydrological stations, soil‑moisture sensors, rain gauges and sirens to benefit more than 365,000 residents in the Ica and San Juan basins, while SISMATE—implemented by the MTC and operated by INDECI—serves as a preventive alert tool not designed to predict earthquakes.