EN FOTOS: Inundaciones en Perú

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A man tries to recover belongings from his destroyed house after flash floods affected the rural district of Pacora, close to the city of Chiclayo, 760 kilometres north of Lima on March 20, 2017. The El Nino climate phenomenon is causing muddy rivers to overflow along the entire Peruvian coast, isolating communities and neighbourhoods. Thousands have been affected since January, and 75 people have died. Most cities face water shortages as water lines have been compromised by mud and debris.

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Men hold onto a rope as they wade through flood waters towards safety in Lima, Peru, Friday, March 17, 2017. Intense rains and mudslides over the past three days have wrought havoc around the Andean nation and caught residents in Lima, a desert city of 10 million where it almost never rains, by surprise.

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A woman is pulled across flood waters in a zip line harness in Lima, Peru, Friday, March 17, 2017. Intense rains and mudslides over the past three days have wrought havoc around the Andean nation and caught residents in Lima, a desert city of 10 million where it almost never rains, by surprise.

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Residents of a populous district of Lima collect water from a fountain on March 17, 2017. Most of the water distribution systems have collapsed due to unusual heavy seasonal downpours, and drinking water shortage is one of the collateral problems that hits Lima.

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Residents of a populous district of Lima queue to collect drinking water from a municipal tank truck on March 17, 2017. Most of the water distribution systems have collapsed due to unusual heavy seasonal downpours, and drinking water shortage is one of the collateral problems that hits Lima.

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Residents of a populous district of Lima queue to collect drinking water from a municipal tank truck on March 17, 2017. Most of the water distribution systems have collapsed due to unusual heavy seasonal downpours, and drinking water shortage is one of the collateral problems that hits Lima.

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A boy, rescued from a rooftop, is pulled across flood waters in a zip line harness in Lima, Peru, Friday, March 17, 2017. Intense rains and mudslides over the past three days have wrought havoc around the Andean nation and caught residents in Lima, a desert city of 10 million where it almost never rains, by surprise.

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A man tries to recover belongings from his destroyed house after flash floods affected the rural district of Pacora, close to the city of Chiclayo, 760 kilometres north of Lima on March 20, 2017. The El Nino climate phenomenon is causing muddy rivers to overflow along the entire Peruvian coast, isolating communities and neighbourhoods. Thousands have been affected since January, and 75 people have died. Most cities face water shortages as water lines have been compromised by mud and debris.

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General view of San Idelfonso, district of Porvenir, in the city of Trujillo, north of Lima, taken on March 20, 2017 after intense floods hit the city filling streets and damaging homes. The El Nino climate phenomenon is causing muddy rivers to overflow along the entire Peruvian coast, isolating communities and neighbourhoods. Thousands have been affected since January, and 75 people have died. Most cities face water shortages as water lines have been compromised by mud and debris.

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People wait on a rooftop to be rescued from the building surrounded by flood waters in Lima, Peru, Friday, March 17, 2017. Intense rains and mudslides over the past three days have wrought havoc around the Andean nation and caught residents in Lima, a desert city of 10 million where it almost never rains, by surprise.

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A man tries to recover belongings from his destroyed house after flash floods affected the rural district of Pacora, close to the city of Chiclayo, 760 kilometres north of Lima on March 20, 2017. The El Nino climate phenomenon is causing muddy rivers to overflow along the entire Peruvian coast, isolating communities and neighbourhoods. Thousands have been affected since January, and 75 people have died. Most cities face water shortages as water lines have been compromised by mud and debris.

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A woman affected by the recent flash floods in Peru is pictured in a tent at a camp set up by volunteers and authorities in the district of Huachipa, east of Lima, on March 21, 2017. The El Nino climate phenomenon is causing muddy rivers to overflow along the entire Peruvian coast, isolating communities and neighbourhoods. Thousands have been affected since January, and 75 people have died. Most cities face water shortages as water lines have been compromised by mud and debris.

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Vías del tren destruidas por un rí­o inundado en el distrito de Chosica en Lima, Perú, el domingo 19 de marzo de 2017. Las lluvias intensas y los deslizamientos de lodo han causado estragos en la nación andina y atrapado a los residentes de Lima.

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View of the Viru Bridge, which carries the Panamerican Highway between northern Peru and Lima, after it collapsed into the Viru River in the town of Viru due to the intense rains, cutting off supplies to the northern part of the country, on March 19, 2017. The El Nino climate phenomenon is causing muddy rivers to overflow along the entire Peruvian coast, isolating communities and neighbourhoods. Thousands have been affected since January, and 72 people have died. Most cities face water shortages as water lines have been compromised by mud and debris.

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Una mujer es rescatada a travé de una tirolesa en Lima el viernes 17 de marzo de 2017.

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Picture taken in a camp set up by volunteers and authorities for people affected by the recent flash floods in Peru, in the district of Huachipa, east of Lima, on March 21, 2017. The El Nino climate phenomenon is causing muddy rivers to overflow along the entire Peruvian coast, isolating communities and neighbourhoods. Thousands have been affected since January, and 75 people have died. Most cities face water shortages as water lines have been compromised by mud and debris.

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A woman is rescued from a rooftop in Lima, Peru, Friday, March 17, 2017. Intense rains and mudslides over the past three days have wrought havoc around the Andean nation and caught residents in Lima, a desert city of 10 million where it almost never rains, by surprise.

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A resident of San Idelfonso, district of Porvenir, in the city of Trujillo, north of Lima, tries to sweep mud and silt out of a building on March 20, 2017 after intense floods hit the city filling streets and damaging homes. The El Nino climate phenomenon is causing muddy rivers to overflow along the entire Peruvian coast, isolating communities and neighbourhoods. Thousands have been affected since January, and 75 people have died. Most cities face water shortages as water lines have been compromised by mud and debris.

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A farmer visits his beet field, destroyed by flash floods at the rural district of Pacora, close to the city of Chiclayo, 760 kilometres north of Lima on March 20, 2017. The El Nino climate phenomenon is causing muddy rivers to overflow along the entire Peruvian coast, isolating communities and neighbourhoods. Thousands have been affected since January, and 75 people have died. Most cities face water shortages as water lines have been compromised by mud and debris.

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Un hombre es rescatado a través de una tirolesa en Lima, Perú, el viernes 17 de marzo de 2017. Las lluvias intensas y los deslizamientos de tierra durante los últimos tres días han causado estragos en la nación andina y atrapado a residentes en Lima.