Peru
Floods/Hurricane

Peru mass flooding: incident management

The event

In 2024, Peru declared a 60 day state of emergency due to heavy rains, causing landslides and floods, damaging or destroying 2K+ houses and affecting ±40K people.

The response

The ERT joined SAR Peru, an organization charged with coordinating national preparedness and emergency response initiatives to support timely management and response to incidents.

The outcome

The ERT deployed tools for real-time incident management, as well as coordination of team and equipment mobilization to ensure a rapid response.

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