Strong rainfalls brought by tropical cyclone YAKU caused floods and land slides in Peru and Ecuador.

Long-wavelength IR image by global GEO satellites at 11:00 (UTC) from March 9 to March 13 show strong convection clouds with Cloud Top Temperature lower than -70°C at its center.

Cloud Top Height monitoring at dawn by FY-3E at 10:50 (UTC) on March 10 shows Cloud Top Height being more than 15km.

Cloud Type monitoring by FY-3E at 10:50 (UTC) on March 10 shows Cloud Type being mostly thick ice clouds.

Long-wavelength IR image by global GEO satellites at 05:00 (UTC) on March 14 shows the convection clouds are still affecting north and middle Peru.