STORY: :: Peru’s prime minister declares a state of emergency
after intense rainfall leads to flooding
:: Tumbes, Peru
:: March 2, 2025
:: March 3, 2025
:: Danny Garcia Urbina
The floodwaters affected some 150,000 people and 3,000 houses, according to local media, and caused damage in public spaces such as the dilapidated Virgen del Carmen cemetery.