25 DECEMBER 1997. PERU: CLIMATE:

El Comercio (Lima) reports that the Rimac and Lurin rivers have begun to rise, placing people living on its banks at risk of landslides, following heavy rains. Central Peru has been receiving heavy rain, especially in the upper reaches of the Montaro River, producing rising rivers. Temperatures are near freezing. The region's houses made of adobe may begin to collapse, with further rains.

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