Drinking Water Production Increases In Metropolitan Lima

The National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI) announced that, according to information provided by the Lima Drinking Water and Sewerage Service (Sedapal), in November 2022, the production of drinking water in Metropolitan Lima reached 63 548 000 m3/s, which represented a slight increase of 0.1% compared to the same month of 2021.

According to information provided by the National Meteorology and Hydrology Service (Senamhi) during November of this year, the average flow of the Rimac River reached 20.58 m3/s, a level 14.3% and 12.6% lower than the same month of 2021 and its historical average, respectively.

Likewise, the average flow of the Chillon River reached 1.37 m3/s, which meant a reduction of 55.8% and 59.3% with respect to November 2021 and its historical average, respectively.

In November of this year and according to data provided by Senamhi, the flow of the main rivers in the northern zone of the Pacific slope reached 7.84 m3/s, an amount 74.5% and 61.2% lower than in the same month of 2021 and its historical average, respectively.

Similarly, the flow of the rivers of the central zone slope (10.98 m3/s) decreased by 19.0% and 18.4%; and the rivers of the South Pacific slope (12.40 m3/s) reported a decrease of 9.8% and 47.3% compared to November 2021 and its historical average, respectively.

In November 2022 and according to Senamhi monitoring, the city of Lima registered, on average, level 6 of the ultraviolet radiation index (UV-B), which is equivalent to high health risk. Meanwhile, the maximum value reached level 7, considered a high health risk.

In the month of November 2022 and according to the monitoring of 17 Senamhi stations, the departments of Tacna, Arequipa and Puno recorded the lowest temperatures. In Tacna, the stations of Chuapalca (-18.5 °C) and Candarave (0.4 °C); in Puno, the stations of Mazo Cruz (-16.6 °C), Cojata (-12.5 °C), Crucero Alto (-11.2 °C), Macusani (-10.0 °C), Desaguadero (-9.4 °C) and Cabanillas (-2.2 °C); and in Arequipa, at the Imata (-14.4 °C), Pillones (-14.2 °C), Salinas (-13.2 °C) and Caylloma (-9.8°C) stations.

Low temperatures were also recorded in the departments of Cusco, at the Sicuani (-3.4 °C) and Anta Ancachuro (-1.4 °C) stations; in Junín, at the La Oroya (-3.0 °C) and Santa Ana (1.0 °C) stations; and in the department of Huancavelica at the Lircay station (-2.7 °C).

Finally, INEI reported that in November 2022 and according to information provided by the National Institute of Civil Defense (Indeci), 559 emergencies were recorded nationwide, a result 46.1% lower than in the same month of 2021. The emergencies left 2 241 people affected, 2 361 houses affected, 146 houses destroyed and 18 719 hectares of crops destroyed.

The highest number of emergencies were recorded in the departments of Ayacucho and Apurimac (81 in each), Huancavelica (63), Puno (32), Ucayali (29), Cusco (28), Huanuco (26), Pasco and San Martin (25 in each), Lima (22), Amazonas and Junin (21 each), Tumbes (18), Cajamarca (17), Piura (13), Loreto and Lambayeque (9 each), Ica and Moquegua (8 each), Ancash and La Libertad (7 each), Arequipa, Madre de Dios and Tacna (3 each). It should be noted that the Constitutional Province of Callao did not report any emergencies.

Emergencies were mainly caused by strong winds (168), urban fires (117), water shortages (109), storms (winds with rain) (50), forest fires (43), heavy rains (26), frost (13), hailstorms and flooding due to overflowing of canals (4 in each case), landslides, flooding due to river overflow, earthquakes, flooding and collapse due to age (3 in each case), landslides and electrical storms (2 in each case), temperature drop, river erosion, pests, reptation, general structure collapse and house collapse (1 in each case).