UPSOT HOME COLLAPSING<br/> <br />Peru is in a state of emergency.<br/> <br />Heavy rains have flooded rivers, bursting the banks and submerging nearby towns and villages.<br/> <br />Here in Cajabamba town, the rains have destroyed homes, killed livestock, swamped fields and damaged crops.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE)(Spanish) TEODORO ALBOSO, FLOOD VICTIM, SAYING<br/> <br />"The problem is the houses are falling. Everything is lost."<br/> <br />Peruvian President Ollanta Humala says his government is keeping an eye on the situation.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) OLLANTA HUMALA, PERUVIAN PRESIDENT, SAYING:<br/> <br />"We're monitoring the rain situation at the national level which are causing a series of problems in many regions like Cusco, Arequipa, Puno-- but we're doing so in coordination with the regional government which have let us know that the regional governments are still able to resolve those problems."<br/> <br />This season's flooding has killed at least 15 people and displaced thousands of residents.<br/> <br />But with forecast of more rain, Peruvians are bracing themselves for the worst.<br/> <br />Sarah Wali, Reuters.
