• Heavy rain has been affecting several areas of the country over the past three days, causing floods. • According to local media, as of 17 March at 7.00 UTC, 12 people have died in the region of Lima due to floods and landslides. They also reported that the death toll has reached 62 people since December 2016 and that over 12 000 houses have been damaged. Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC) – DG ECHO Daily Map | 17/03/2017 Peru – Severe weather SITUATION Pacific Ocean • Over the next 72 h, moderate to locally heavy rain may continue to affect the departments of Huanuco, Pasco, Junin, Ucayali on the evening of 17 March as well as the departments of Amazonas, San Martin and Loreto later over 18 - 19 March. • In the next 24 h thunderstorms and strong winds (with gusts up to 45 km/h) may also affect the department of Huanuco, Pasco, Junin, Cusco, Madre de Dios and Puno. As of 17 March at 15.00 UTC, SENAMHI has issued a Red Alert for severe weather conditions in several areas of the mid- central and mid-eastern departments and an Orange Alert for severe weather conditions in the northern, central and eastern departments. WEATHER FORECAST PRECIPITATION ACCUMULATION OVER THE LAST 180 DAYS (as of 15 Mar) Sources: NOAA 250 - 500 mm 500 - 750 mm 750 - 1 000 mm 1 000 - 1 500 mm > 1 500 mm Source: SENAMHI Sources: COEN, INDECI, Media The floods and landslides in Peru since 2010, showing the number of people affected and number of deaths (the figures for the current event are in red). FLOODS AND LANDSLIDES IN PERU Affected People Sources: INDECI, CRED-EMDAT Deaths Regions affected by severe weather Deaths People injured People affected Flood Landslide Houses damaged Thunderstorms Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean RED AND ORANGE ALERTS FOR SEVERE WEATHER (as of 17 Mar) Sources: SENAMHI Red Alert Orange Alert Impact due to severe weather since Dec 2016 At least 62 deaths Over 115 000 houses damaged 170 people injured Over 626 000 people affected

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• Heavy rain has been affecting several areasof the country over the past three days,causing floods.

• According to local media, as of 17 March at7.00 UTC, 12 people have died in the regionof Lima due to floods and landslides. Theyalso reported that the death toll has reached62 people since December 2016 and thatover 12 000 houses have been damaged.

Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC) – DG ECHO Daily Map | 17/03/2017

Peru – Severe weather

SITUATION

Pacific Ocean

• Over the next 72 h, moderate to locally heavy rainmay continue to affect the departments ofHuanuco, Pasco, Junin, Ucayali on the evening of17 March as well as the departments ofAmazonas, San Martin and Loreto later over 18 -19 March.

• In the next 24 h thunderstorms and strong winds(with gusts up to 45 km/h) may also affect thedepartment of Huanuco, Pasco, Junin, Cusco,Madre de Dios and Puno. As of 17 March at 15.00UTC, SENAMHI has issued a Red Alert for severeweather conditions in several areas of the mid-central and mid-eastern departments and anOrange Alert for severe weather conditions in thenorthern, central and eastern departments.

WEATHER FORECAST

PRECIPITATION ACCUMULATION OVER THE

LAST 180 DAYS (as of 15 Mar)

Sources: NOAA

250 - 500 mm

500 - 750 mm

750 - 1 000 mm

1 000 - 1 500 mm

> 1 500 mm

Source: SENAMHI

Sources: COEN, INDECI, Media

The floods and landslides in Peru since 2010,showing the number of people affected andnumber of deaths (the figures for the currentevent are in red).