With ongoing heavy rains in most parts of the country, access to safe water remains a concern, including for internally displaced people living in camps, bushes and with host families.
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Peru: 4,000 people severely affected by rains, floods receive emergency assistance
IOM is providing emergency assistance to displaced families in Peru's Amazon region of Loreto, which has been hit by heavy rains and floods. According to the authorities, nearly 200,000 people have been severely affected by the rains that have fallen in Loreto since late February. The water has...
En Perú, las lluvias dejaron 53 muertos y más de 260 mil damnificados en seis meses
La cifra corresponde a aludes y desbordes de ríos desde noviembre en las 25 regiones del país El Instituto Nacional de Defensa Civil (Indeci), informó hoy que las lluvias que afectaron diversas zonas del Perú en los últimos seis meses dejaron un saldo de 53 muertos, 267.391 damnificados y 9.383...
Haiti + 5 more
Dominican Republic: More than 11,000 people evacuated due to floods
HIGHLIGHTS: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Some 11,150 people evacuated in the north due to floods. HAITI: Rains cause 6 deaths and affect 10,000 people. BOLIVIA: La Nina affects more than 259,000 people.
Paraguay + 8 more
Suramérica: El impacto de 'La Niña' resalta la necesidad de usar los diferentes niveles del sistema de respuesta a emergencias
Enrique Jair Guevara El fenómeno meteorológico conocido como La Niña el cual causo sequias en Paraguay, ha una vez mas causado condiciones climáticas adversas en la región. Fuertes lluvias durante los pasado cuatro meses continúan causando inundaciones y deslaves en varios países de Sur...
Paraguay + 6 more
Paraguay: Floods affect more than 10,000 families; some 20 communities isolated
HIGHLIGHTS: PARAGUAY: Some 10,000 families affected by floods. 20 communities are isolated. PERÚ: More than 700,000 people affected during the rainy season. Classes are suspended in the department of Loreto. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: A cold front keeps the country in alert. 715 people were affected...
Peru + 3 more
Peru: Heavy rains cause floods, landslides in mountains of Lima; over 1,600 people homeless
HIGHLIGHTS: PERU: Landslide in the district of Chosica, Lima leaves more than 5,990 people affected. BOLIVIA: The rainy season has left 165 municipalities and more than 32,280 families affected. ECUADOR: Since January the government have provided humanitarian assistance to 20,000 people...
Perú : Inundaciones en Loreto afectan a 40 mil viviendas
También a 500 centros educativos y 40 centros de salud. Además, se perdieron 25 mil hectáreas de cultivo Aproximadamente 40 mil viviendas han sido afectadas por las inundaciones a causa del desborde de los ríos de la cuenca amazónica, informó el presidente regional de Loreto, Yván...
Peru: Major flooding in 22 provinces affects thousands of hectares of cropland, leaves 5,500 people homeless
Rains on March 10-11 and 13, 2012 hammered southern Peru and northern Chile—regions that have already had heavy rains earlier in February. Many rivers are swollen, homes flooded, bridges down and the rail line between the two countries has been blocked due to mudslides. Area farms are water-logged...
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Brazil: Rains affect 2,1 million people; 38,000 have fled their homes
HIGHLIGHTS: PERU: 1,690 people affected by rains. More than 560 houses destroyed. BRAZIL: 2,1 million people affected by rains. 38,000 people have evacuated their homes. CHILE: Forest fires are under control, 45,000 hectares were burnt. PARAGUAY & BRAZIL: Drought is affecting...
Perú: Cinco muertos y 986 damnificados dejaron lluvias en el interior
Así lo informó el Indeci, que señaló que hasta febrero las precipitaciones se concentrarán en la sierra sur por encima del promedio normal (Andina). Las lluvias registradas desde noviembre en 18 departamentos del país han dejado hasta la fecha cinco fallecidos, 12 heridos, 15.939 personas...