Reports

NEW EMERGENCY SITUATIONS Rains in Peru have been the worst since 1986. The Government has declared a three-month state of emergency in the departments of Puno, Arequipa and Tacna. Also hit are the provinces of Piura, Cajamarca, Tumbes, Lambayeque, La…

FHI/Peru will be sending children's clothing to flood victims in Peru, to assist families who have lost homes and crops there. Government officials estimate that 46,000 people are affected in 6 departments, with 8,000 homes damaged, 47,000 hectares of…

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2001/0082OCHA Situation Report No. 2 Peru - Floods30 March 2001 Source: www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/south_america/peru Situation 1. Exceptionally high rainfall during the months of February and March 2001 continue to cause overflowing of rivers, landslides and flooding in the lower…

Silver Spring, Maryland - The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA Peru) is helping more than 4,000 people in the Ilave and Pilcuyo provinces affected by landslides and flooding due to overflowing of the rivers in Puno in the…

Planting of 2001 wheat crops (November/March) in the important producing provinces of Junín, Hancavelica and Ayacucho is completed, and harvest is due to start from May. The forecast is for a small reduction in output due to a fall…

After recent rains and the subsequent overflowing of the rivers of the Lake Titicaca basin, in the department of Puno in southeastern Peru, numerous communities were affected, destroying around 2,000 houses and crops and pasture lands of around 3,000…

Peru floods Exceptionally high rainfall since the end of last year has left 200,000 people in southeast Peru in up to a metre of water. Over 28,000 have lost their homes, crops, animals and pasture land. On 10 March, a…

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2001/0074OCHA Situation Report No. 1 Peru - Floods 21 March 2001 Floods in the Department of Puno: Government declares state of emergency Situation 1. Seasonal rains have caused flooding in the Department of Puno, affecting in particular the…

Background Exceptionally high rainfall since the end of 2000 has led to serious flooding of Lake Titicaca and its tributaries in south-east Peru. Rain and hail intensified in January, February and March, causing the Lake to rise…

The study of the last phenomenon of El Niño in Peru has allowed us to x-ray the attitudes of society and of the government when confronted with natural disasters. We have been witnesses to the reactions…