Normal or below-normal rain is expected in southern Sierra region (Apurímac, Arequipa, Ayacucho, part of Cusco, Moquegua, part of Puno, and Tacna) and Selva region (part of Amazonas, part of Cusco, part of Huánuco, part of Junín, Madre de Dios, Loreto, part of Puno, part of San Martin, and Ucayali). [...] The rain and floods have affected homes in most affected departments, including 1,300 homes in Loreto department, damaged at the beginning of January 2024; 600 homes affected in Iñapari city, Madre de Dios department, between 21–26 February; an unspecified number of homes in Tumbes and Piura departments around 21 February; and 300 homes in the indigenous Asháninka community in Junín department at. [...] The construction of many houses in high-risk areas in Peru adds a level of vulnerability to This institutional weakness and public mistrust may hamper the government response to the severe impacts of landslides and flooding (Mongabay 06/03/2024). [...] As at 8 March, UNICEF was collaborating with local authorities to conduct monitoring and assessments in Huancavelica, Lambayeque and Piura departments The impact of protests on business operations and the impact of El Niño on agriculture and (UNICEF 08/03/2024). [...] This aggravated poverty in Peru, which affected 27% of the population as at the end of 2022, and was particularly severe in rural areas, especially the Andean departments such as Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Huánaco, Pasco, and Puno, and among indigenous and black communities (HRW accessed 6.
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