{
  "id": 1451510,
  "title": "Lima Floods: A Few mm of Rain Exposes a City Not Built for Water",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/lima-floods-a-few-mm-of-rain-exposes-a-city-not-built-for-water",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T08:20:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/peru-lima-flood-emergency-el-nino/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A few millimeters of rain flooded southern Lima, exposing the city's fragile drainage. The government announced an emergency but didn't decree it, while a separate drought decree covers 607 districts. As El Niño looms, the risks are clear. The post Lima Floods: A Few mm of Rain Exposes a City Not Built for Water appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}