Peru Sends In Military To Help Deal With Floods
Peru continues to struggle with severe weather following the floods and landslides that left one dead and one missing earlier this month. Authorities are now sending the military to help areas affected by severe floods in several parts of the country. Intense rain and damage has also been reported in Puno, Apurímac and Cuzco regions, in south Peru Euronews reports: Scientists blame El Niño, the warm ocean current, for the heavy rains that turned roads into rivers in Arequipa, setting cars adrift in the torrent.