Latin America & The Caribbean Weekly Situation Update (As of 10 April 2023)

KEY FIGURES

75.9K FAMILIES IN PERU WITH DAMAGED HOMES DUE TO FLOODING

58.7K PEOPLE IN ECUADOR AFFECTED BY RAINY SEASON

260K PEOPLE IN BOLIVIA AFFECTED BY RAINY SEASON

PERU

Tens of thousands of families in the northern departments of Lambayeque, Piura and Tumbes still reeling from recent flooding linked to the El Niño Costero phenomenon continue to withstand heavy rains, forecast to continue battering badly affected coastal communities. Official impact figures continue to grow, with 77 deaths and more than 15,000 homes destroyed. The humanitarian community estimates 517,000 people in need. UN and international NGO teams continue supporting the Government-led response following a request for international assistance.

Preliminary findings indicate that shelter, camp coordination and assistance, and delivering assistance to vulnerable migrants and refugees are priority concerns. The floods have directly damaged the homes of some 75,900 families.
Education authorities estimate that the disaster has affected educational access for 55,440 children. Social protection services also need support, as Government child protection services personnel are overstretched.
Information on shelter conditions and basic needs remains scarce, and the dispersal of the affected population poses a challenge for identifying and responding to protection cases.

Humanitarian access remains a significant response challenge, as the floods’ damage to infrastructure has isolated several communities.

ECUADOR

The National Risk Management Secretariat (SNGRE) indicates that Ecuador's rainy season has left more than 58,700 people affected in 173 cantons and caused at least 25 deaths. The coastal province of Guayas alone reports more than 28,200 people affected. Manabí, Los Ríos, Santa Elena, Cotopaxi, El Oro, Santo Domingo de Los Tsáchilas, Imbabura and Chimborazo are also among the most affected provinces.

Chimborazo, in particular, is also dealing with the effects of a recent landslide in the Alausi community that has left 33 dead and prompted evacuations amid threats of additional landslides.

Overall, the rainy season has affected more than 12,200 homes, prompting the activation of 12 temporary shelters and local Emergency Operations Centres (EOCs). Local and national authorities continue assisting affected populations.

BOLIVIA

According to the Vice-Ministry of Civil Defence (VIDECI), Bolivia’s rainy season has affected 260,000 people, mostly through floods. Some 95,000 people spread across 50 municipalities require humanitarian assistance. Local authorities are responding with national-level support, with UN agencies working in the northern Pando department capital city of Cobija also providing local authorities with assistance.