| Situation Update No. 1 Ref.no.: FL-20100203-24774-PER
Situation Update No. 1
On 2010-02-03 at 04:54:25 [UTC]
Event: Flood
Location: Peru Departmento de Puno Taraco District, River Ramis Situation: The government of the central Peruvian province of Junin declared a state of emergency on Tuesday due to the damage caused by the heavy rains that have fallen in recent days, Gov. Vladimiro Huaroc announced. The decision was made after authorities evaluated the latest reports of damage from the rain that were provided by the Sindap national disaster information agency, according to the regional government press. In addition, the governor and his staff took into account the most recent weather report, which forecasts moderate to heavy rain in towns higher than 3,500 meters (11,375 feet) above sea level. “The increase in the rain could put lives, health, private property and public infrastructure at risk, with negative effects on productive economic, tourist, commercial and social activities in the Junin region,” said the press report. The Junin government declaration comes after similar measures were adopted by the Peruvian national government, which declared a state of emergency in other regions in southern Peru – specifically Cuzco, Apurimac and Puno – as well as the province of Ayacucho. The bad weather, which last week caused flooding and landslides, has made 7,655 people homeless in Puno, caused 2,173 homes to collapse and destroyed 38,651 hectares (about 96,600 acres) of crops, according to the most recent report by the National Civil Defense Institute. The government of the central Peruvian province of Junin declared a state of emergency on Tuesday due to the damage caused by the heavy rains that have fallen in recent days, Gov. Vladimiro Huaroc announced. The decision was made after authorities evaluated the latest reports of damage from the rain that were provided by the Sindap national disaster information agency, according to the regional government press. In addition, the governor and his staff took into account the most recent weather report, which forecasts moderate to heavy rain in towns higher than 3,500 meters (11,375 feet) above sea level. “The increase in the rain could put lives, health, private property and public infrastructure at risk, with negative effects on productive economic, tourist, commercial and social activities in the Junin region,” said the press report. The Junin government declaration comes after similar measures were adopted by the Peruvian national government, which declared a state of emergency in other regions in southern Peru – specifically Cuzco, Apurimac and Puno – as well as the province of Ayacucho. The bad weather, which last week caused flooding and landslides, has made 7,655 people homeless in Puno, caused 2,173 homes to collapse and destroyed 38,651 hectares (about 96,600 acres) of crops, according to the most recent report by the National Civil Defense Institute. |
