Peru prolongs state of emergency due to extreme weather
STORY: Peru prolongs state of emergency due to extreme weather
DATELINE: Oct. 5, 2023
LENGTH: 00:02:19
LOCATION: Lima
CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT
SHOTLIST:
1. various of affected areas in Peru
STORYLINE:
Peru has decided to extend a state of emergency for 60 days in much of the country due to the "imminent danger" of potentially extreme weather caused by the arrival of El Nino and seasonal rains, the government gazette "El Peruano" said Tuesday.
According to the published decree, the emergency measure, which applies to 855 districts in 18 departments, aims "to continue implementing exceptional, immediate and necessary measures and actions to reduce the very high existing risk" posed by the climate phenomenon known as El Nino.
Extending the "state of emergency" starting Oct. 7 was approved following a report from the National Institute of Civil Defense, which warned of "imminent danger" from heavy downpours.
"There are immediate and necessary exceptional actions pending completion, mainly regarding the work of
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