"On February 11 a dirt dike of a water reservoir in Trujillo broke due to the rains. Parts of the town were under 50 cm of water. The main plaza and the airport were also affected to a lesser degree, but the airport had to be closed. Chimbote, northern Dept. Ancash, is isolated due to cuts in the Panamerican highway by the ríos Casma and Nepeña. From a weather report, rains are moving fast from the Cordillera in Ayabaca in Dept. Piura towards the sea. Lima is now hot and humid, but dry. However the río Rímac is rising. The río Chillón has cut the road to Canta in eight places. From Lima south the Panamerican Highway is open and somewhat dry. The Cañete, Chincha, Ocoña and Majes rivers all south of Lima are still carrying normal levels of water. In Peru there is an outbreak of conjuntitivis. Cholera is also present in several areas."--Manuel Plenge <MAPlenge@southernperu.com.pe>