Overview
- Regional health officials confirmed six fatalities in Arequipa, with 4,231 people affected, 1,229 homes damaged and 44 left uninhabitable.
- A huaico severed the Panamericana Sur at km 337 in Ocucaje, Ica; the Transport Ministry sent heavy machinery and traffic was only partially restored.
- In Piura, more than five hours of rain blocked the Panamericana Norte and access to Máncora, triggered power outages and halted interprovincial services.
- Ministers inspected damage in Arequipa, but formal emergency measures await the swearing‑in of the new cabinet, drawing criticism from local authorities.
- Senamhi reported lahars on Misti and warns of moderate‑to‑intense rains on Feb. 24–25, as urban floods hit sites such as the Flora Tristán complex and other routes in Pasco and along the Vía Libertadores in Ayacucho.