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Monitoring Emergencies: Peru - 03/13/2017: Several districts still being affected by rainfall

The Piura region is still being affected by heavy rainfall where streets are flooding and a sewage drain collapsed in a neighborhood. In La Libertad, heavy rains affected houses and destroyed 200 hectares of agricultures. In Lambayeque, a bridge collapsed leaving 3,000 residents isolated. The Regional Emergency Operations Center reported that the Reque River overflowed and destroyed crops. (M: PERU 21)