LIMA, Peru — Peru declared a state of emergency on Wednesday for nearly half the country's districts following severe ...

President Jose Maria Balcazar's government declared a state of emergency in several districts across 14 regions after they were affected by heavy rainfall, aiming to protect lives and public health, ...

Peru' has ordered an immediate return to virtual classes and mandatory remote work in Lima and neighboring Callao because of ...

Uruguay declared an agricultural emergency due to water shortages in productive areas and activated a health emergency over H5 avian influenza.

Intense rainfall across the country has prompted the government to declare a state of emergency in 246 districts across various provinces in 14 regions.

Peru has experienced an uptick in organised crime, including extortion, a trend analysts link to government corruption.

By Marco Aquino LIMA, March 5 (Reuters) - Peru suspended natural gas exports as it grapples with its worst energy crisis in two decades following a pipeline rupture at the country's largest gas field, ...

Peruvian authorities say intense rains in the south have triggered deadly mudslides and major damage in the city of Arequipa.

By Marco Aquino LIMA, March 3 (Reuters) - Peru's booming agricultural export sector could suffer this year from heavy rains and floods caused by the coastal El Nino weather phenomenon, business ...

Peru's agricultural export sector faces potential setbacks due to heavy rains and floods caused by the coastal El Niño phenomenon. With 6,000 hectares of fruit crops already damaged, further impacts ...

Peruvian authorities say intense rains in the south have triggered deadly mudslides and major damage in the city of Arequipa. Officials say Monday they located the bodies of a father and son who were ...

A mudslide in Arequipa, Peru, has claimed the lives of a father and son amid severe flooding that has displaced thousands. Local authorities are responding with emergency measures.