Deadly Peru floods and mudslides
A new round of unusually heavy rains killed at least a dozen people in Peru and is threatening flooding in the capital Lima.
New floods and mudslides over the past three days followed a series of other storms. Officials say that a total of 62 people have died and 12,000 homes have been destroyed so far this year.
In this photo on March 16, 2017, a bus is seen after a landslide and flood in Chosica, east of Lima.
Crossing a street
Authorities said Thursday they expect the intense rains caused by the warming of surface waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean to continue for another two weeks.
Schools nationwide are suspending classes and the swelling Huaycoloro River in Lima swept away two trucks and threatened to destroy a bridge.
In this image, municipality guards help residents cross a flooded street in Trujillo, northern Peru, March 15, 2017.
Flooded home
President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski said late Wednesday that authorities are prepared to provide shelter and relief to those left homeless.
In the El Indio district of Piura, northern Peru, a woman in this picture walks at her flooded home damaged after heavy rain, March 16, 2017.
In Chosica, Peru
In this photo on March 16, 2017, a woman walks outside her house after a landslide and flood in Chosica, Peru.
Protecting their homes
Residents collect sand to protect their flooded homes damaged after heavy rain in El Polvorin district of Piura, northern Peru, March 16, 2017.
Playing outside
Children play outside their flooded home damaged after heavy rain in El Polvorin district of Piura, northern Peru, March 16, 2017.
In Trujillo
Residents cross a flooded street in Trujillo, northern Peru, March 15, 2017. Picture taken March 15, 2017.
Inside his house
A man stands inside his house after a landslide and flood in Chosica, east of Lima, Peru March 16, 2017.
Damaged home
People look at their home damaged by rainfall and flood in Laredo district of Trujillo, northern Peru, March 15, 2017.
Scene of a landslide
Children walk at a scene of a landslide and flood in Chosica, Peru March 16, 2017.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.