Peru Piura floods block highway; El Niño rains to intensify

Heavy rains in Peru's Piura region, with 154.3 mm in 24 hours in Canchaque, triggered ravines and blocked the highway in Huancabamba. Senamhi warns of continued and intensifying rains through December and January, linked to El Niño. The event disrupts local transport and signals early onset of a potentially severe wet season.

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