This Saturday, December 28, the National Emergency Operations Center (COEN) announced that the number of ports closed on the Peruvian coast increased to 91 due to abnormal waves.
Through its X account, the COEN reports that in its most recent balance, updated at 10:00 am this Saturday, 43 ports are closed on the north coast, 40 on the central coast and 8 on the south coast. They also point out that only 30 ports are open.
The Peruvian Navy indicated that the anomalous waves began to hit the Peruvian coast on December 25, and they estimate that it will continue until December 31.
“According to the forecasts that we have been able to issue and the analysis that we have done, the waves today (yesterday) have increased to moderate intensity, which is why we see greater effects on several beaches“Lieutenant Commander Enrique Varea Loayza, from the Hydrography and Navigation Directorate of the Peruvian Navy, told RPP.
“Tomorrow (this Saturday) must increase to a strong intensity, that is, it must be a little more intense than today (yesterday) and, after that date, it must decrease until it reaches a slight intensity for the date approximate New Year’s Eve. On the first (of January) we should no longer have any waves”he added.
