"9 February. Over the weekend it has rained heavily in the Departments of Tumbes, Piura, and Lambayeque. 80% of the city of Tumbes is under water. The ríos Zarumilla and Tumbes have overflowed again carrying more water than before. In Lambayeque the reservoirs are full and water started coming over the spillway. The río La Leche has cut the Panamerican Highway several times. Rains on the western slopes are causing landslides, loss of agricultural land and damaged houses. The río Chillon just north of Lima increased its flow in the mountains cutting the road to the town of Canta. In the Rímac valley east of Lima people have been placed on evacuation alert due to the rains. In eastern Peru in the Dept. Amazonas a landslide isolated several towns between Cajamarca and Chachapoyas. Also in eastern Ancash landslides have destroyed several bridges and washed away roads. Again too many things are occurring at once and we are only aware of the big events. There have been several dead persons and the disappearance of others.
In Peru all ports were closed. Apparently the end of last week till today from California to central Peru it was one big front with different intensities."-- Manuel Plenge <MAPlenge@southernperu.com.pe>