Landslides and Floods in Peru after Heavy Rain
Heavy rain in Peru over the last 3 days has caused landslides and flooding in 3 regions of the country according to Peru’s National Civil Defense Institute, INDECI. Arequipa A…
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Floods Displace 3,000 in San Martín, Northern Peru
According to Peru’s Civil Defense Institute (INDECI), around 3,000 people from 690 families have been forced from their homes after several days of heavy rain caused flooding in areas of…
Floods and Landslides in Peru and Bolivia After Heavy Rainfall
Areas of Bolivia and Peru have been seeing heavy rainfall for the last two weeks. Two people died after flooding in Santa Cruz, Bolivia during the first week of January…
2 Dead after River Overflows in San Martin, Peru
Over 140 mm (5.5 inches) of rain has fallen in some parts of northern Peru in the last 24 hours. The heavy rain has caused flooding and mudslides in the…
Predicting Floods in the Andes Mountains
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) have announced a new forecasting method for predicting extreme floods in the Andes mountains which could allow for improved disaster preparedness and is…
Rivers Overflow in Áncash and Huánuco Regions, Peru
Heavy rainfall over the last week has brought further flooding to parts of Peru. On 28 February 2014, two rivers in the Huánuco region of Peru overflowed. The Huampal and…
State of Emergency in Madre de Dios, Peru
A state of emergency was declared in the Peru region of Madre de Dios after heavy rainfall on 27 January caused the Tambopata and Madre de Dios rivers to overflow.…
Ongoing Rains continue to cause flooding in Ecuador and Peru
Ecuador and Peru have seen continuous heavy rainfall over the last few days, causing severe flooding and landslides. Ecuador Heavy downpours during the night of 20 January 2014 flooded several…
Floods in Cusco, Peru
Torrential rain in Peru’s southern Andean Cusco region earlier this week led to landslides, severe flooding and around 16,000 people left isolated and several hundred homeless. According to local authorities,…
