On March 15, 2017, the city of Huarmey, located at kilometer 297 of the Pan-American Highway North, was impacted by the El Niño Coastal Phenomenon. Flooded houses and streets, families who lost everything, and looting in various parts of the city were the serious consequences of the Huarmey River overflowing its banks. As a result of this weather event, the northern city was declared to be in a state of emergency. Huarmey suffered one of its worst floods in history, becoming the hardest-hit province in the Ancash region of Peru. Aid began arriving four days later. Hundreds of residents formed long lines to obtain water and food. Members of the Navy and Army assisted in the rescue of people stranded on the roofs of flooded houses in the city. Weeks after the disaster, tents were set up to treat patients. It is estimated that the coastal El Niño left approximately 14,835 victims, six dead and 74 injured due to floods, river overflows and intense rains in the province of Huarmey, not counting the other provinces of Peru.