LIMA – Peru’s government declared a 60-day state of emergency in 893 districts across 22 regions and Callao over the threat of intense rainfall tied to the 2026-27 El Niño, according to a supreme decree published Tuesday.
Supreme Decree No. 124-2026-PCM, printed in the official gazette El Peruano, covers Amazonas, Áncash, Piura, Tumbes, La Libertad, Lambayeque, Lima, Ica, and other regions plus the Constitutional Province of Callao. Officials cited technical reports from SENAMHI, Indeci, and the ENFEN El Niño commission warning that coastal and equatorial Pacific warming could drive extreme rains.
The Level-4 emergency lets regional and local governments take immediate prevention, response, and rehabilitation steps with national coordination. Financing comes from existing institutional budgets, not new Treasury outlays, the decree said. Authorities warned last week that about 1.2 million people could be at risk from floods and landslides, especially in northern farming belts.
The measure widens a July emergency that covered 796 districts. ENFEN has kept a Coastal El Niño Alert and assigned elevated odds to a strong-to-extraordinary event into early 2027.
Sources: Andina; Anadolu Agency.
