Peru Accelerates Precautions Against El Niño: Works Begin in Lima and Arequipa

The Peruvian government is requesting legislative powers from Congress to accelerate preparations for the El Niño phenomenon.

Labor and Employment Minister Juan Sheput visited the town of Atico in the Caravelí province of Arequipa to inspect preventive works in the Quebrada Honda area, which is at risk of landslides. The Minister…