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- Peru will receive the U.S. hospital ship USNS Comfort in February 2027 to support El Niño response.
- Peruvian Foreign Minister Carlos Espá and U.S. Ambassador Bernie Navarro announced an El Niño aid roadmap in Lima.
- The Miami meeting marked the first U.S. Southern Command engagement with a foreign government on El Niño preparedness.
- The roadmap calls for equipment, expertise and aerial surveys to be deployed before El Niño strikes.
