Latin America & The Caribbean Weekly Situation Update as of 13 March 2026

KEY FIGURES

• 16K people affected by rains and flooding across Peru
• 2-3M people estimated to require food support in Honduras & Guatemala between June - August
• 44K people affected by ongoing rain, flooding and landslides in Ecuador

ECUADOR: FLOODING

Heavy rains are escalating across Ecuador, affecting more than 17,000 people in the last week. As of 11 March, authorities now report 1,600 rain-related adverse events this year, affecting 44,034 people and displacing a further 3,587 across 24 provinces. March is already shaping up to be the worst month of the season, with impacts climbing rapidly: in January, just 1,773 people were affected or displaced, in February, 28,981 people, compared to 16,867 in the first 11 days of March alone. Red alerts and a regional state of emergency remain in place, while emergency operations committees remain fully active. SNGR is scaling up response efforts to support affected families, distributing relief items, providing temporary sheltering, facilitating evacuations and restoring essential services amid ongoing severe rainfall.

PERU: FLOODING

Peru has declared emergencies in 283 districts across 20 regions as intense rains associated with El Niño Costero are triggering widespread flooding, landslides and river overflows. Between January and March, rain-related incidents have affected 16,095 people, left 58 people dead and disrupted the livelihoods of roughly 22,000 people. Authorities have deployed the Armed Forces and multiple ministries to clear debris, repair roads, install temporary shelters and deliver humanitarian aid, including the mobilisation of health brigades, heavy machinery and more than nine tons of assistance in critically hit areas such as Ayacucho, Piura, Tumbes and Lambayeque. Preliminary assessments highlight urgent needs for safe drinking water, sanitation supplies, shelter, continuity of health services and support to repair or rehabilitate damaged educational facilities ahead of the school year.

HAITI: VIOLENCE & DISPLACEMENT

Violence continues to drive displacement across Haiti. On 8 March, armed attacks began in the Croix-des-Bouquets and Cité Soleil communes in the West Department, within the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area, forcing the displacement of 2,945 individuals (822 households). The vast majority of those displaced (75 per cent) are seeking refuge with host families across Cité Soleil, Delmas, Croix-des-Bouquets, Tabarre and Pétion-Ville, while the remaining 25 per cent are in temporary sites, including five pre-existing and two newly established sites. Among the displaced are infants, pregnant women and breastfeeding women, underscoring heightened vulnerability. Priority needs include food assistance, non-food items, and drinking water.

CENTRAL AMERICA: FOOD INSECURITY

Across Central America, deteriorating food security conditions are emerging as poor rural households enter the early stages of the lean season, with the Dry Corridor remaining the most affected. In Honduras, depleted food stocks, below‑average harvests and rising prices are driving widespread Stressed (IPC Phase 2) outcomes and growing pockets of Crisis (IPC Phase 3). FEWS-NET estimates 500,000–749,999 people will require humanitarian food assistance as needs peak from June to August. In El Salvador, most areas remain in Minimal or Stressed (IPC Phases 1–2), though the poorest households in the Eastern Dry Corridor are likely to fall into Crisis (IPC Phase 3) as market dependence rises and purchasing power erodes. In Guatemala, recurrent climate shocks and early stock depletion are driving Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes across the Dry Corridor, Alta Verapaz and the Western Highlands. FEWS-NET estimates 2–2.4 million people will require food assistance between June and August.