Overview
- The Sankirhuato River overflowed in the early hours of March 6, sending mud and rocks through San Francisco in Ayna and inundating homes, vehicles and basic services.
- A Supreme Decree (No. 031-2026-PCM) placed affected Ayacucho districts under a 60-day emergency to speed response and rehabilitation by INDECI, ministries, and regional and local authorities.
- Search-and-rescue continues for Nelly Quispe Beltrán, with Army, police, health brigades and municipal teams evacuating residents and clearing blocked streets.
- Impact figures remain under review; a latest SINPAD report lists 119 people displaced and 931 affected, with 100 homes damaged and 16 destroyed, while earlier tallies cited up to 950 damnificados.
- The Health Ministry deployed brigades and a mobile post, heavy machinery is reopening roads and clearing the river channel, and specialists warn riverside housing faces ongoing risk requiring urgent aid and possible relocation.