Heavy rain from 15 to 18 February, caused river to overflow in Madre de Dios Department (south-eastern Peru), which resulted in extensive flooding. According to UN OCHA and national authorities, more than 6,600 people have been affected and about 1,700 houses damaged or destroyed, due to the overflow of Madre de Dios River. Flooding has affected nine…
After the state of emergency was declared in several locations in the southern part of the country, the Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanitation (MVCS) has arranged to send 92 temporary housing modules (MTV), which will provide a safe shelter to hundreds of settlers whose houses have collapsed or are uninhabitable. The MTV have an area of 18 m²…