Overall Green Flood
in Peru

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Flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1103791
Death: 2
Displaced: 167
Countries: Peru
From - To 06 Mar - 18 Mar

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Peru – Severe weather, floods and landslides, update (ECHO 21 Mar 2026)Mon, 16 Mar 2026 09:56

  • Since January, several regions of Peru have continued to experience intense rains associated with the coastal El?Niño, which have triggered widespread floods, landslides, and river overflows. The hardest-hit areas are Ayacucho, Piura, Tumbes and Lambayeque.
  • According to UN?OCHA, the death toll has risen to 58 people, and roughly 40?000 individuals have been affected. National authorities have declared a state of emergency for 283 districts across 20 regions.
  • The Armed Forces have been deployed to the affected zones to provide assistance, clear debris, repair roads and install temporary shelters.
  • For the next 48?hours, moderate to locally heavy rainfall is expected across most parts of the country.

Loreto Department, Peru, Mid- to Late March 2026Disaster authorities in Peru reported flooding in areas of Loreto Department, Peru, from mid-March 2026Mon 23 Mar 2026Provided by Copernicus EMS GloFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), NASA (3), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), (1),