Peru – Thousands Affected by Floods and Landslides Across the Country
Yet another period of heavy rain has caused major flooding and landslides in several areas of Peru over the last few days. Floods and mudslides have affected parts of Lima…
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Pacific Rim Countries to Test Their Tsunami Warning System
Countries bordering on the Pacific Ocean are testing their capacity to handle a major tsunami in an exercise from 15 to 17 February, held to identify possible shortcomings in the…
Peru – Floods in Piura Region Leave 2 Dead and 2,545 Displaced
Civil defence authorities in Peru say that flooding has affected over 90,000 people in the northern region of Piura since heavy rain began to fall on 30 January. As many…
Peru – Floods Affect 60,000 in Lambayeque, 1,800 Homes Destroyed
Peru’s National Civil Defense Institute (Indeci) reports that as many as 1,877 houses have been destroyed by floods in Lambayeque region over the last few days. Over 60,000 people have…
Strong El Niño, Increased Preparedness – 2015-2016 El Niño in South America
According to the diagnostic report on the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOOA) in March, the sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies across…
Peru – 10,000 People Still Affected by Floods in Tumbes
Civil defence in Peru (Instituto Nacional de Defensa Civil – INDECI) have carried out further damage assessments in areas of Tumbes region that have been affected by severe flooding since…
NASA Satellites Measure Flooding Rain in Peru and Bolivia
Heavy rainfall recently caused flooding, landslides and power outages in some areas of Peru and Bolivia. NASA’s Integrated Multi-satellitE Retrievals for GPM (IMERG) measured that rainfall by using a merged…
Peru Floods – Forecast Based Financing Allows Swift Humanitarian Response
Forecast-based Financing (FbF) has enabled the Peru Red Cross to act swiftly to assist 2,000 families affected by the recent flooding. Over the last few days, floods have affected northern…
Peru – 2 Dead, 1 Missing After Floods Hit Regions in North and South
Peru continues to struggle with severe weather following the floods and landslides in Puno, Areuipa, Cusco and Junín that left one dead and one missing earlier this month. At least…
Heavy Rain in Central and Southern Peru – 1 Dead, 1 Missing
Parts of central and southern Peru have seen heavy rainfall since mid February 2016. The regions of Puno, Areuipa, Cusco and Junín have all been affected. The severe weather has caused…
Peru – Rainfall Warnings for South and Central Areas – 1 Dead After Floods in San Martín Region
INDECI, the National Institute of Civil Defence in Peru report that heavy rain and flooding in province El Dorado, San Martín Region has left 1 person dead and two people…
Peru Floods – Hundreds Homeless after Rivers Overflow in San Martín
Several rivers in the San Martín department of Peru have overflowed after a period of heavy rain. Over 2,000 families have been affected by the floods. INDECI, Peru’s National Institute…
Which Countries are Worst Affected by El Niño?
BOGOTA, Nov 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As world leaders gather in Paris to seek a deal on tackling climate change, millions of people around the world are suffering the…
Forest Destruction Can be Cut in Half
A new study shows that political will is all that is needed to stop the chainsaws and bulldozers that are destroying tropical forests and adding to global warming. Paul Brown…
Peru Floods and Landslides – 5 Regions Call State of Emergency
The heavy rain and resulting floods and landslides have prompted the government in Peru to declare a state of emergency in Tumbes, Cajamarca, Lima, Tacna and Moquegua regions over the…
Heavy Rain in Peru Causes Landslides and Floods – At Least 8 Dead
The regions of Junin, Lima and Cajamarca in Peru have been hit by landslides over the last few days after periods heavy rain across the region. The heavy rain has…
