"The previous day temperature in Lima reached 33.8 degrees Celsius with a thermal sensation of 38, the highest ever. The rains continue in northern Peru. The río Piura collapsed the iron bridge when it reached 4000 m3/second. A second bridge collapsed yesterday with several vehicles and pedestrians. There are several dead and probably about 20/30 missing. Other rivers continue flooding different areas on the coast. In the Dept. Cuzco, two landslides fell where the río Vilcanota was damned. A third landslide fell on top of the already submerged Macchu Picchu hydroelectric power station. In west central Peru, the río Rímac caused flooding and property damage about 20 km east of Lima. It also continues destroying the Central Highway in the higher parts of the Andes"--Manuel Plenge <MAPlenge@southernperu.com.pe