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Rains Isolate Pataz, Trigger Arequipa Disruptions as Trujillo Seeks Emergency Status

Local officials seek expanded emergency powers to overcome scarce prevention budgets during Peru’s storm response.

Autoridades no le dieron mantenimiento a las vías en el distrito de Florencia de Mora.
SEAL atendió más de mil incidencias eléctricas durante temporada de lluvias en Arequipa. Foto: SEAL.
Un fallecido tras huaico en Caravelí. Foto: Darío Román Casanova.
Para mitigar los estragos de un desastre natural, el MEF ha asignado a la comuna de Santiago de Cao S/ 7,700; a la de Chicama, S/ 12,000 y a Paiján, S/ 10,000. Algo parecido ha sucedido con Salaverry, que solo dispone de S/ 21,000, y Alto Trujillo, que cuenta con S/ 29,000 para afrontar una emergencia.

Overview

  • Authorities in La Libertad report six districts in Pataz cut off, affecting more than 60,000 people, with over 200 meters of a national highway platform collapsed near Suchimán.
  • Trujillo’s mayor formally asked President José Jerí to include the province in a state of emergency for imminent danger from heavy rains to speed preventive works.
  • INDECI signaled a possible emergency declaration for 11 districts in Trujillo, following a Jan. 9 decree that covered 382 districts nationwide but named only Tayabamba in La Libertad.
  • MEF data show many municipalities hold very limited funds for risk reduction under Program 0068, with some districts allocated as little as S/7,700–S/15,000 and others lacking the program entirely.
  • Arequipa faces operational strain with flights canceled for low visibility, nearly 1,200 electrical incidents attended by SEAL from Jan. 13–16, and major reservoirs reporting under 50% storage despite recent rains.