PIURA, Peru: Two months after cyclonic downpours flooded the town of Catacaos in northern Peru, dozens of inhabitants lie sick and dying of dengue, a disease carried by mosquitoes attracted by stagnant water.

Near the border with Ecuador, Peru's Piura region is battling a new health crisis, even as the South American country is still recovering from the world's highest reported Covid-19 death rate.

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