2017
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Date photo taken
30 August 2017
Country of origin
Peru
Region
Latin America and Carribbean
Photo credit
MCC photo/Darrin Yoder
Description
On March 7, 2017, a burst canal released El Niño floodwaters across the plain in Chato Chico, Piura, Peru.The Chato Chico area of Peru has been declared uninhabitable and people will be permanently relocated to higher ground.
Mennonite World Conference (MWC) is facilitating interdependent disaster response with all Anabaptist partners to support the Peruvian Mennonite Brethren church help their members and their communities. MWC brought together MB Mission, Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) and International Community of Mennonite Brethren (ICOMB) to form a steering committee resulting in the appointment of Antony Sanchez as disaster coordinator for a six-month inter-Mennonite response, jointly funded by MCC and MB Mission.