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Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC) – ECHO Daily Map | 9/4/2015
Peru – Severe Weather and Volcanic Activity
Peru – Situation
(October 2014 – April 2015)
As of 6 April, INDECI
155 140 people affected
43 deaths
PERU – Severe weather
Since October 2014 heavy rain, hail,
snowfall, thunderstorms, floods, landslides
have affected several areas of Peru, causing
damage and deaths. According to the latest
INDECI reports (as of 6 April 2015), more than
155 000 people were affected and 43
people were killed across the country.
FLOODS and LANDSLIDES in Peru
7 missing
58 injured
31 786 houses affected
The Floods and Landslides included in the Top
10 Natural Disasters in Peru (CRED/EM-DAT)
for the period 2000-2015 sorted by number of
people affected and killed are shown below
(the figures for the current event are in RED).
1 997 houses collapsed
4
* Effects of the events of rainfall, hail,
snowfall, thunderstorms, floods, landslides
AFFECTED
PEOPLE
PERU - Weather Forecast
9
On 9-12 April moderate to heavy
rainfall and hail may affect the
areas over 3 200 m, with snow
over 4 000 m in central and
southern Sierra. Light rain may
affect the coastal areas. (SENAMHI)
3
1
Flood
DEAD
Landslide
PERU - Rainy season
8
From November to March (HEWS)
Legend
PERU: Last 180 days acc. precipitation
Affected
9
People Affected
affected
3
< 500
501 - 1 000
1 001 - 5000
1
PERU – Volcanic Activity
Ubinas volcano, situated in the southern
Peruvian department of Moquegua, erupted in
the morning of 8 April, ejecting ash up to a
height of 2.5 km. According to media, the ash
reached an area of at least 15 km from the
Volcano in the south-east direction, including
the nearby villages of Escacha and Ubinas
Valley. (ECHO, INDECI, INGEMMET, Media)
5 Main
001 - 10
000
Roads
10 001 - 15 000
2
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Last 180 days
-999 - 0
accumulation
0 - 250
precipitation
2
Dead
Region boundary
750 - 1 000 mm
> 1 500 mm
20 001 - 30 000
Major rivers
500 - 750 mm
Source: NOAA
1
Ubinas Volcano
250 - 500 mm
1 000 - 1 500 mm
15 001 - 20 000
UBINAS volcano
• It erupted on 8 April 2015
International border
15 km
Escacha
Ubinas