Peru: Piura floods persist as El Niño rains begin; residents decry slow response

First rains of El Niño have flooded the Ignacio Merino neighborhood in Piura, Peru, with residents manually removing water and demanding faster government action. Defense and Agrarian Development ministers arrived and announced evacuation measures, but the response is still seen as delayed. This marks the onset of an El Niño-driven rainy season that could bring further flooding to northern Peru.