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Peru Rains Kill 41, Triggering Health Emergency Actions

Authorities are centralizing health data to speed field deployments before heavier rains forecast for March.

Según el MEF, de los S/ 2,604,261 que tienen para mitigar riesgos ante las lluvias, la gestión del alcalde de Trujillo Mario Reyna solo ha gastado S/ 17,000. Ante ello, los regidores Andrés Sánchez y Luis González plantearon que el burgomaestre y sus técnicos se presenten ante el Concejo para que brinden explicaciones.
Lluvias dejan 41 fallecidos y 56 lesionados en lo que va del 2026, según Minsa. (Foto: Andina)
Temporada de lluvias deja 41 fallecidos en el Perú: advierten que escenario climático continuará en abril

Overview

  • Peru’s health ministry reports 41 deaths, 56 injured (48 discharged, 7 hospitalized) and one person missing as of March 2.
  • The new Centro de Emergencia Sanitaria platform aggregates real-time data by location, with 633 health providers affected but operating and four inoperative nationwide.
  • More than 700 brigades with over 4,000 personnel are in the field, 1,967 beds are available nationally, and mobile posts are reinforcing care as dengue cases rise in regions such as San Martín.
  • Inspections in Tumbes confirmed damage at 24 health facilities and the regional Demid office, and the acting governor committed over one million soles for urgent repairs.
  • INDECI has staged more than 690 tonnes of humanitarian aid in Lambayeque, while Senamhi warns of intensifying rains through March into April, including an orange alert from March 5–7 across 20 departments.