The Peruvian government has declared a 60-day state of emergency for 131 municipalities in the country’s 41 provinces, citing “imminent danger of water shortages” due to a possible “El Niño” that could exacerbate the current storm. . It rains and causes new floods.
The declaration will affect the provinces of Apurimac, Arequipa, Ayacucho, Cusco, Huancavelica, Junin, Pasco, Puno and Tacna, according to a statement compiled by Peruvian state news agency Andina.
The decision was adopted after consultations with the country’s key institutions, which identified among other things the high “population, agricultural areas and pastures” and “there is a very high probability that water scarcity exists,” the memo added. .
This week, the Peruvian government has already announced measures to deal with the possible impact of the so-called “weak coastal child” that will emerge in the coming months and the “global child” phenomenon that will emerge next year, especially in the northwest. Country.
In 2017, Peru was hit by an El Niño phenomenon that killed at least 162 people and cost the country the equivalent of 2% of its gross domestic product, according to official data.
Source: Diario.Elmundo
