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In the middle of the rainy season in the mountains, Peru’s National Service of Meteorology and Hydrology (Senamhi) reported that the Chillón River has reached the red hydrological threshold, indicating an extreme emergency situation.
GOOD: More than 40,000 population centers at risk due to rain, according to Cenepred
The flow recorded at the Pariacancha station, in Huaros, reached 15.17 cubic meters per second this morning. it poses a high risk to nearby populations.
Senamhi specified that it uses a color system to classify the level of hydrological risk: Yellow indicates low risk, orange warns of preventive situations and red indicates a critical level that requires maximum preparedness.
Based on the measurements, the authorities call on the population to avoid activities near the river and to take immediate precautions to protect themselves from possible flooding or flooding.
40 thousand population centers at risk due to rainfall
A total of 2,382,479 people living in 40,235 population centers, distributed in 24 departments of the country, They would be at very high risk of the occurrence of landslides, landslides and other types of mass movements as a result of intense rainfall, the National Center for the Assessment, Prevention and Reduction of Disaster Risk (Cenepred) announced.
According to the technical document “Rain risk scenarios for summer 2025”, prepared by Cenepred, the departments with the largest population exposed to very high risk due to mass movements are Cusco (355,362 inhabitants), Áncash (233,656), Cajamarca (228,978), Puno (203,790) and Huánuco (195,426).
Cenepred also indicated that 1,114,862 homes, 2,237 health institutions and 14,643 educational institutions would be in the same risk situation.
