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Peru – Severe weather, floods and landslides, update (ECHO 25 Mar 2026)
Pubdate: 3/24/2026 9:37:22 AM

Since January 2026, various parts of Peru have been battered by intense rains linked to the coastal El?Niño, sparking extensive flooding, landslides, and river overflows, resulting in fatalities and damage.
UN?OCHA reports that, as of 17?March, the death toll has climbed to 92, with more than 23?000 people displaced across the Andean, Amazonian, and northern coastal regions.
The National El?Niño Commission continues to keep the El?Niño Costero alert in force.
For the next 48?hours, most of the country can expect moderate to locally heavy rainfall.

(3/24/2026 9:42:06 AM - 3/25/2026 9:30:06 AM)

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