Peru declared a 60-day state of emergency on Nov. 3 in 1,380 districts across 24 departments and the Constitutional Province of Callao because of the imminent risk of heavy rain linked to the 2026–27 El Niño.
The measure was made official through Supreme Decree No. 149-2026-PCM. It covers areas in 191 provinces, based on an Oct. 30 assessment by the National Institute of Civil Defense, or Indeci. Regional and local governments are to act immediately to reduce risks, respond to emergencies and restore affected areas.
Indeci will coordinate expert help and monitor the response. The decree also calls for relevant ministries and other public and private institutions to take part. Officials said continuing coastal El Niño conditions and developing conditions in the central equatorial Pacific could increase the chance of intense rainfall.
The emergency covers districts in northern departments such as Piura and Tumbes. Flooding has already been reported there. UPI reported that families were displaced in Aguas Verdes.
It also reported that homes were affected in nearby Puerto Perú. The decree says response measures will be paid for from the existing budgets of the agencies involved, without additional money from Peru’s public treasury.