Further heavy rain has affected parts of Huanuco Department in Peru. The department saw a series of flood events during the first half of January this year.
Perui’s Centro de Operaciones De Emergencia Nacional (COEN) reported flooding in Luyando District, Leoncio Prado province on 05 February.
According to COEN, flooding damaged 114 homes and affected over 300 people.Furthermore, 21 homes were completely destroyed, leaving 56 people displaced.
Meanwhile a red alert is in place for communities close to the Vilcanota river (also known as the Urubamba or Vilcamayo) in Cusco Region, in particular Písac, Calca, Urubamba, Ollantaytambo and Machu Picchu. Damaging floods hit Písac last week. Warnings are also in place for the Verde river for communities in Lampa Province.
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El 6/2 #LluvisIntensas afectaron viviendas, cultivos y vías de comunicación en centros poblados del dist. Luyando, prov. Leoncio Prado (Huánuco). (1/2) pic.twitter.com/9Sc70FJl7f— COEN – INDECI (@COENPeru) February 13, 2020
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Río Vilcanota (Cusco) incrementó su caudal y alcanzó umbral hidrológico rojo en las estaciones Intihuatana y Chilca, donde reportó 638.4 m3/s y 628.8 m3/s, respectivamente. Se recomienda tomar las precauciones correspondientes. | @Senamhiperu pic.twitter.com/tRiYHzLcUn— COEN – INDECI (@COENPeru) February 11, 2020
#Río Verde incrementa su nivel de agua y se encuentra en umbral hidrológico naranja. Estación Pte. Limón, #Puno registró 1.70 m (6:00h). zonas medias y bajas de la cuenca, y zonas agrícolas de Santa Lucía, Lampa podrían verse afectadas https://t.co/ghqn5CmIcJ #ElPerúPrimero pic.twitter.com/WF2VviGXkF
— SENAMHI (@Senamhiperu) February 10, 2020
