Photos| Huge waves in Peru, Ecuador and Chile… 3 people killed and ports closed

Three people died due to huge waves reaching four meters high in Ecuador, Chile and Peru, where about a hundred ports were closed.
Ecuadorian Minister of Risk Management Jorge Carrillo reported in a press conference about a “dangerous situation” and warned that the country may witness similar conditions in the future.
He added, “Unfortunately, we recorded two deaths” in the Manta region in southwestern Ecuador.
A third death was recorded in Chile, where a 30-year-old man was found dead on a beach, according to the country’s navy.

In Peru, almost all ports were closed due to strong waves, according to what the head of the Navy’s Oceanographic Department, Enrique Faria, told Canal In.
He expected that the strong waves would continue “in the coming days,” but they would calm down a little starting Monday and return to normal in the first days of the new year.
Pictures published by local media showed that water flooded piers and public squares in parts of Peru, prompting residents to flee to the highlands.
The Peruvian Navy said that waves are formed on the ocean surface as a result of winds off the American coast.
Many beaches in the center and north of the country were closed to avoid any risks to people’s lives, according to the authorities.
Many fishing boats were damaged.

“We need the authorities’ help. We lost about 100 boats here,” a fisherman told Peruvian television.
He added, “I am seventy years old and have never witnessed such strange and powerful waves.”