The Government of Peru declared today a state of emergency for 60 days in 131 districts of nine departments of the South American country due to "imminent danger" given the water deficit that could be generated by the possible arrival of the "El Niño" phenomenon to the Peruvian territory.
According to the Supreme Decree published this Sunday in the official newspaper "El Peruano", the districts covered by the special measure correspond to the departments of Apurímac (nine), Arequipa (one), Ayacucho (four), Cusco (23), Huancavelica (seven), Junín (16), Pasco (one), Puno (68) and Tacna (two).
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