Disaster

HIGHLIGHTS:

 PERU: Authorities extend the state of emergency for 60 days in the departments of Piura and La Libertad.

 BRAZIL: More than 70,000 families affected in the state of Amazon by heavy rains.

 BRAZIL: Government allocates US$1.4 million to aid people affected by drought.

I. HECHOS:

El 11 de mayo de 2012, a las 16:30 horas aproximadamente, a consecuencia de las precipitaciones pluviales acompañados de granizadas se produjo un huayco, en la localidad de San Juan de Trigopampa, distrito de San José de Ticllas, provincia de Huamanga, afectando viviendas y carreteras.

30 April 2012: Continuous heavy rains over the past few months have lead to widespread flooding in Loreto, Peru – a region located in the heart of the Peruvian rainforest. The heavy rains have caused the river water levels to rise and consequently overflow into surrounding areas. An estimated 52,000 homes have been damaged or destroyed in Loreto. As of 20 April, a reported 15,000 people are sheltered in tents, schools and other public structures and a total of 246,000 people in Loreto have been affected.

HIGHLIGHTS:

• DOMINICAN: REPUBLIC 3,000 people were evacuated. 19 provinces under alert for floods.

• HAITI: 16 deaths and 7,600 evacuated due to rains. People affected by earthquake are most vulnerable.

• COLOMBIA: The first cold wave of 2012 has affected 104,360 people.

DESTACADOS:

• REPUBLICA DOMINICANA: Evacuan a 11,150 personas en area norte del pais por inundaciones.

• HAITI: Seis muertos y 10,000 afectados por las lluvias en Haiti

• BOLIVIA: El fenomeno La Nina ha dejado unas 259,000 damnificados.

HECHOS:

El 25 de abril de 2012, a las 17:30 horas aproximadamente, a consecuencia de las precipitaciones pluviales se produjo un deslizamiento e hundimiento de terreno en el sector La Caldera, distrito de Jamalca, provincia de Utcubamba, afectando a viviendas y carretera.

I. HECHOS:

El 25 de Abril de 2012, a las 04:00 horas el incremento del cauce de una acequia ocasiono el desborde de la misma, ocasionando inundaciones, esto causo la afectación de viviendas y carreteras, en la localidad de Aguada de Palos, distrito Santiago, provincia de Ica.