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Fujimori Declares Emergency as El Niño Floods Hit Peru

8/20/2026

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President Keiko Fujimori declared an emergency on Aug 17, 2026, covering Villa El Salvador, Chorrillos, Villa María del Triunfo, San Juan de Miraflores and regions Tumbes, Piura, Lambayeque, La Libertad, Áncash, Ica, Moquegua, Arequipa.
The Inca Trail was closed through Aug 22, 2026 due to landslides, swollen streams and damaged footbridges.
Rains linked to El Niño flooded homes, collapsed water and sewage services and halted classes in three southern districts.

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President Keiko Fujimori declared an emergency on Aug 17, 2026, covering Villa El Salvador, Chorrillos, Villa María del Triunfo, San Juan de Miraflores and regions Tumbes, Piura, Lambayeque, La Libertad, Áncash, Ica, Moquegua, Arequipa.
The Inca Trail was closed through Aug 22, 2026 due to landslides, swollen streams and damaged footbridges.
Rains linked to El Niño flooded homes, collapsed water and sewage services and halted classes in three southern districts.