Authored by Victoria Friedman via The Epoch Times,
The United States will send a military hospital ship to Peru’s Pacific coast next year to help the country cope with the impact of the El Niño weather phenomenon.
Plans to send the hospital ship USNS Comfort to the northern Pacific coast of Peru in February 2027 were confirmed by U.S. Ambassador to Peru Bernie Navarro on Aug. 19 during a press conference at Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) in Miami, Florida.
Appearing alongside Peruvian Minister of Foreign Affairs Carlos Espá, Navarro told reporters that “one of the biggest things the United States is doing is bringing the military vessel Comfort, which we are going to bring in February.”
The ambassador said that February is when they believe the problem with El Niño will peak.
Espá told reporters that officials were already starting to develop a road map.
“We are concerned, but we’re not just concerned; we’re taking action,” Espá said.
“That’s why we’re so grateful to the ambassador, because thanks to him, the day before yesterday we met at Southern Command with all the U.S. agencies that will be assisting us, along with civil society and the business sector, to develop our roadmap.”
Following the press conference, Navarro said in a post on X:
“The United States will stand with Peru in facing El Niño. With a strategy focused on prevention rather than reaction, we will set an example for r
