Overview
- The alert took effect on January 21 and expands earlier region-limited warnings to all departments following heavier precipitation.
- Hospitals and clinics are reserving beds, reorganizing staff shifts, expanding patient areas and securing medicine supplies to handle potential surges.
- Rapid-response brigades are being activated to reach isolated communities, with reinforced communications to transfer patients to higher-capacity facilities.
- The risk management directorate is coordinating with DIRIS, regional health directorates and managers, convening about 500 officials to align financing, maintenance and response plans.
- Ayacucho, Piura and Huánuco have the most districts in emergency, and the alert will remain in force until technical authorities determine the climatic risk has subsided.