Overview
- Senamhi kept high-level alerts in force, including a red alert through Feb. 27, as intense rains and electrical storms hit regions such as Lambayeque.
- Arequipa reported 6 deaths, 4,231 people affected and 103 displaced after the Chullo torrent overflowed, with crews demolishing an old bridge and accelerating cleanup and disinfection.
- Piura’s emergency center counted more than 12,000 displaced and over 1,300 affected, with 30 rural settlements isolated and at least two rain-related deaths confirmed.
- In Lima, segments of the Rímac River reached orange alert as surface flows flooded roads and forced closures like the Huachipa bypass, while the Defensoría flagged uncompleted works in key quebradas of Chaclacayo and Lurigancho–Chosica.
- The government’s emergency decree unlocked response measures as business groups warned of steep losses, including a CCL estimate of S/291 million per day and hotel losses in Máncora surpassing S/10 million daily.