Residents of the semi-rural district of La Esperanza, north of Trujillo in La Libertad Department, Peru, remain on March 13, 2023, outside a house blocked by mud and sand after heavy rains caused by Cyclone Yaku. - At least 59 dead and more than 12,000 homeless have left the rainy season in Peru since September due to floods and overflowing rivers, the Civil Defence reported on March 12. The floods accompanied by strong winds that affect part of Peru increased in the last 72 hours and affected urban and rural areas of the coastal departments of Ancash, La Libertad, Lambayeque, Piura and Tumbes, near the border with Ecuador. (Photo by Arturo GUTARRA / AFP)