Peru El Niño Emergency: Cabinet Weighs Decree for 22 Regions as Fiscal Savings Hit 25-Year Low
Peru's cabinet is weighing a state of emergency in 22 regions over El Niño rains, as the Fiscal Council warns public savings are at their lowest in about 25 years. The post Peru El Niño Emergency: Cabinet Weighs Decree for 22 Regions as Fiscal Savings Hit 25-Year Low appeared first on The Rio Times .
Peru's cabinet is considering declaring a state of emergency in 22 regions due to the impending risk of heavy rains from the 2026–2027 El Niño weather phenomenon. The draft supreme decree was debated during an extraordinary, non-in-person session of the Council of Ministers on August 31, 2026, but has not yet been published in the official gazette.
The decree would cover districts in 22 of Peru's 25 regions, as well as Callao, the constitutional province. Previous emergency decrees, issued on August 23, covered an earthquake, El Niño, southern storms, and flooding in Lima. The fiscal council's president, Alonso Segura, warned that El Niño has left public savings at their lowest level in nearly 25 years.
Agricultural producer guilds committed S/108 million (approximately US$32 million) for prevention works and donations. The ENFEN commission, which monitors El Niño, predicts a 62% chance of an extraordinary-magnitude event between September 2026 and January 2027, with a 58% probability of very strong conditions in the central Pacific during the same period.
Peru's export crops, such as blueberries, grapes, and asparagus, are expected to be particularly affected by the anticipated heavy rainfall.
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