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Fujimori Visits Flooded Lima Sur and Orders Sedapal Restructure

The president’s field tour signals a shift from immediate relief to institutional fixes as authorities assess emergency declarations.

Overview

  • President Keiko Fujimori toured Villa El Salvador on Monday, inspected flood damage, announced a Sedapal reorganization and said affected districts and regions will be evaluated for formal emergency declarations.
  • The finance minister Elmer Cuba was publicly rebuked by Fujimori for downplaying the rains, and he later apologized for his remarks.
  • Municipal and national teams deployed pumps, cisterns and hydrojet equipment that removed large volumes of water—Lima reported about 115,000 gallons extracted—and INDECI’s first empadronamiento recorded roughly 300 people affected, 62 homes damaged and 12 schools hit.
  • Schools in Villa El Salvador, Villa María del Triunfo and San Juan de Miraflores suspended in‑person classes, major southern roads in Arequipa (Atico–Ocoña, km 709–782) were closed after derrumbes, and temporary shelters and aid kits have been set up for families.
  • The government activated Decreto de Urgencia 007‑2026 to fund targeted diesel subsidies for formal transport operators with up to S/105 million available, a fiscal step meant to protect service continuity while longer‑term drainage and infrastructure fixes are planned.