LIMA : Â Floods and landslides in Peru have killed four people and displaced more than 11,000 families over recent weeks, the authorities said Friday.
Three people drowned when their vehicle was caught in a flood in the southern Arequipa region, the National Civil Defense Institute said.
Elsewhere, a woman was crushed when a wall of her house collapsed in the southeastern region of Huancavelica.
Floods blocked roads and destroyed crops, buildings and bridges.
The institute said 11,389 families were affected in total so far.
The government has declared a state of emergency in four regions, Prime Minister Fernando Zavala said Friday.
