Peru has declared a 60-day state of emergency in nearly 800 districts across 22 regions and the Constitutional Province of Callao due to the looming threat of intense rainfall associated with the El Niño weather phenomenon.
The measure was introduced through a decree signed by outgoing President Jose Maria Balcazar and published on Thursday in the official gazette El Peruano.
According to the decree, El Niño conditions are expected to persist until the summer of 2027, bringing moderate to heavy rainfall across affected areas.
The emergency declaration covers 796 districts, including those in Lima, Piura, La Libertad and Loreto, with regional and local authorities tasked with implementing emergency response and risk mitigation measures under the supervision of the National Institute of Civil Defense (Indeci).