Dina Boluarte goes to Arequipa
The president Dina Boluarte is directed to Arequipa to transfer humanitarian aid to the area affected by the huaicos. The president is accompanied by her ministers and the head of Indeci
Lack of water and food
The huaicos that affected several populated centers of the district of Mariano Nicolás Valcárcel in Camaná on Sunday and Monday (Arequipa) They have left the towns of Secocha, Miski and San Martín without water and food, to the almost 20,000 people who live in this sector of southern Peru.
Some have stayed in hotels that have not been damaged by the landslides and others have slept on the streets.
More than a thousand houses affected in Arequipa
William Alvarado, mayor of the Mariano Nicolás Valcárcel district, Camaná province (Arequipa)estimated that more than a thousand homes were affected by the mudslides in that region.
“We are all in panic and with that fear that it will continue and continue to bring us more catastrophe. All the houses that are on the edge of the ravines were razed,” he told RPP Noticias.
The burgomaster commented that so far there are 20 missing people and he specifies that he is in constant communication with the regional authorities of Arequipa to coordinate the aid.
Dina Boluarte will deliver humanitarian aid
Presidency informed that the president Dina Boluarte will provide humanitarian aid for victims of the huaicos in Arequipa.
The Government declared a state of emergency in the district of Mariano Nicolás Valcárcel in the province of Camaná (Arequipa), due to the damage caused by the heavy rainfall.
Secocha is located in a dangerous area where the hill vents when there is rain, explains a specialist
Former President Ollanta Humala spoke about the tragedy experienced in Arequipa. He asked the Executive for a quick reaction
So far, more than four thousand victims are estimated, in addition to some 200 homes destroyed and around 2,000 families affected.
Congresswoman Diana González (Avanza País) sent a letter to Prime Minister Alberto Otárola, requesting that the affected area be declared an emergency and an airlift be enabled for the population that suffered damage in Arequipa
40 people is the balance of deaths in Secocha, Camaná, product of the landslides that occurred this Monday in Arequipa. The information was provided by Civil Defense. They estimate that the figure may increase as there are 15 deaths
The technical secretary of Civil Defense of the Mariano Nicolás Valcárcel district, Wilson Gutiérrez, reported that the number of deaths from the landslide registered in Secocha increased to 36 victims
