The Executive Branch has declared a state of emergency in 70 districts across various regions in the country for 60 calendar days, due to the impact of the damage caused by heavy rains.
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The Peruvian satellite PeruSAT-1 which has been operational for seven years has delivered more than 110,777 metric and submetric optical images for disaster prevention and management, in addition to other purposes such as national defense.
The various sectors that make up the Multisector Task Force met Tuesday at the Lima-based National Emergency Operations Center (COEN) to take actions at the three levels of government in the face of El Niño phenomenon.