Wetter than us: It has been raining in Peru and specifically Machu Picchu. They have had to organise helicopters to get people out and up to Cuzco (it is higher than Machu Picchu). It has become a real disaster area as the rain has torrented down causing the river to rise dramatically. When we were there it was quite a drop down at the highest point of about 8 metres to about 2- 3 metres at the lowest to the river from the road.
As you can see from the pictures below they must have had a tremendous amount of rain.
This is a photo taken by us on our trip of the river in the village. See how little water there was at that time although it got much deeper further down; deep enough to power a small hydro station.
Now are the photos from the news services of the current situation.
The Police/Army manning the railway station
The rescue helicopters landing at Cuzco.
The Police/Army manning the railway station
The rescue helicopters landing at Cuzco.
