The 2012 Loreto floods Catastrophe is an orange-alert weather event that affected Influence Loreto Region , Peru that took place Process_start in the first months of 2012 .

The 2012 Loreto floods Catastrophe is an orange-alert weather event that affected Influence Loreto Region , Peru that took place Process_start in the first months of 2012 .

The area most affected Influence in Loreto are villages , towns and coasts of the provincial capital , Iquitos .

It is the first and strongest historical flood Catastrophe series in the history of Loreto , preceding the floods Catastrophe in 1986 .

Wet weather in Loreto brought Causation downpours and lots of drizzle , causing damage Damaging and flooding Catastrophe to the Loreto Region since November 2011 .

Wet weather in Loreto brought Causation downpours and lots of drizzle , causing damage Damaging and flooding Catastrophe to the Loreto Region since November 2011 .

The rainy weather continued Motion into early 2012 , and the water level rose Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale in the Amazon —extensive stream that feeds Filling most of the Loreto tributaries— to 117 m. From February and March , several towns are affected Influence ( 19,209-18,400 affected families ) , 26 000 hectares of farmland are flooded Catastrophe and water level reached the coastal streets of Iquitos .

The campaign of Puebla includes Cause_to_be_included the siege of Puebla , the battle of April 2 , and the capture Conquering of the forts of Loreto and Guadalupe .