Peru weather bureau warns of dangers from continuing rains

Peru’s national weather bureau, Senamhi, has issued warnings of possible heavy rains and hailstorms this week in 11 regions of the central and southern Andes.  Lightning and snow, and heavy winds, are also predicted for areas above 4,000 m (13,000 ft).

Lake Titicaca water level drops 2.6 ft this year

Water levels on the world’s highest navigable lake have dropped 81 cm (2.6 ft) in just seven months, since April this year, according to the Binational Lake Titicaca Authority, ALT. The lake’s water level rises and falls frequently, as can be seen in the graph. The sharper fluctuations are caused by heavy rains, and by [...]

Flooding threatens Kotosh temple

The director of Peru’s National Institute of Culture, INC, in Huánuco Department says possible flooding of the Higueras River due to heavy rains threatens to damage the Kotosh archaeological temple, considered one of the oldest temples in the Americas. Carlos Ortega told Agencia Andina there is a high risk the side of the archaeological temple [...]

RPP: Indeci’s provides latest report on damage caused by heavy rains

More than 150,000 people in 18 departments have been affected by heavy rains in Peru this year. According to Radio Programas radio, the National Civil Defense Institute, Indeci, reported on Monday that 154,496 people have been affected. Indeci also reported 28,452 homes, 297,860 meters of highway and 15,489 hectares, or about 37,000 acres, of farm [...]

Flooding in jungle costs Peru farmers millions

Flooding of two rivers in Peru’s eastern Ucayali Department has destroyed thousands of acres of crops, causing millions of dollars in damage. The president of Ucayali, Jorge Velásquez, told daily El Comercio he has requested aid from Agriculture Minister Ismael Benavides to support some 2,000 families who lost their farm land.

Peruvian civil defense rushes aid to thousands hit by heavy rains and flooding

The National Institute for Civil Defense, Indeci, has provided more than 108 tons of goods to help some 45,000 people in Peru as torrential rains continue to cause havoc throughout the country. About half way through the rainy season, the storms have caused floods and landslides, or “huaycos” as they are known in Peru, that [...]