China News Agency, Beijing, March 13th Lima News: Peruvian President Dina Boluart announced on the 12th that due to the impact of Cyclone "Yacu", 400 regions across the country have entered a state of emergency.
According to the Peruvian Andes News Agency, Peruvian President Dina Boluart announced on the 12th that due to the impact of Cyclone "Yacu", 400 regions across Peru have declared a state of emergency.
Some schools in northern Peru that were due to open on March 13 will be delayed by a week.
According to Peru's "Business Daily", since March, cyclone "Yacu" has seriously affected the coastal areas of northern Peru, bringing heavy rainfall and mudslides and other disasters.
Related disasters caused about 1,200 houses to collapse on the 11th alone.
In the week ending on the 12th, the number of deaths due to the disaster has reached 9 people.
Citing relevant forecast data, the newspaper said that 592 regions on the northern coast and mountainous regions of Peru are at risk of landslides or mudslides due to heavy rains, and that 21 regions across the country are expected to experience moderate to extreme rainfall.
Affected by the cyclone, Lima, the capital of Peru, will experience moderate to heavy rain on the 14th.
The mayor of the city, Lopez-Arriaga, said that about 1 million people in the city may be affected by related disasters.
The Andean News Agency quoted a report from the Peruvian National Civil Defense Agency (Indeci) as saying that from September 2022 to March 10, 2023, rainfall and related disasters have caused 58 deaths, 57 injuries, and 8 missing.
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