REDLAC Weekly Note on Emergencies Latin America & the Caribbean - Year 5 – Volume 257

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.

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

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