Peru’s leaders have identified 96 locations across 15 regions in urgent need of assistance due to heavy rains. The news came out in El Peruano, a leading newspaper. The emergency covers places in Amazonas, Áncash, Apurímac, Arequipa, Ayacucho, Cusco, Huancavelica, Huánuco, Junín, Lima, Madre de Dios, Pasco, Puno, San Martín, and Tacna. It will last […]
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