Event: | FL Flood |
Number: | 2015-000011 |
Country: | PER Peru |
Location: | Peru |
Date (YMD): | 2015-2-5 |
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Information Source: | UN Peru Country Team/OCHA |
Comments: | Beginning in September 2014, floods, heavy rains, hail and landslides affected several parts of Peru including Arequipa, Loreto, Cusco, Amazonas, and San Martin. Various districts of the forest areas have been under a state of emergency as a result of weeks of rains. In the departments of Loreto and San Martín, more than 30,000 people are affected and 2,000 are homeless. An orange alert is active for the Amazon River and a red alert is active for other major rivers at the Peruvian jungle. Authorities are coordinating to provide aid to people affected by the ongoing hail, rains, flooding, and landslides. |
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