Recent flooding in Peru has damaged around 4,585km of roads, impacting on the country’s transport sector. Of those roads affected, 1,231km are so severely damaged as to require rebuilding. Meanwhile 117 bridges were wrecked by flooding that occurred between December 2016 and January 2017. A further 224 bridges suffered damaged. The state of Lima suffered the heaviest damage, with 526km of roads being totally wrecked while Arequipa had 225km of its roads destroyed. A combination of river floods and landslides caused damage to 1,041km of roads in Lima, while 28km of rail lines were also affected.
The flooding has affected some 552,866 people in Peru, killing 62, damaging 115,000 homes and destroying 7,974 houses in all.
The flooding has affected some 552,866 people in Peru, killing 62, damaging 115,000 homes and destroying 7,974 houses in all.
