Dozens of families have lost everything, two people dead and five missing after the landslide in the town center La Perla-Atavillos Bajo (huaral). With each passing hour, the hopes of the relatives were less to find their family member alive. And the fall of a second huaico confirmed more victims and what it would be like to leave everything.
“Please, help me, my husband, please,” asked a citizen whose partner had gone to help those who were trapped by the avalanche. Another mother revealed that her daughter answered her cell phone and she would be under the rubble of the mud.
Juana Rica Calixto he said his daughter couldn’t speak and was about to faint. Her request was only to locate her to rescue her. “You don’t understand what she’s talking about, but she’s there alive. She is losing oxygen ”, they mentioned to Final point.
This same version was confirmed by the cousin of the person who had been disappeared. However, the instability of the terrain made it impossible to continue the search for the victims, as announced by the Minister of Justice, José Tello.
“What they just told us a while ago is that the water is loading up, it means that there will be more landslides and movement of land, we must be vigilant. The terrain is dangerous, this area is unsafe,” the headline stated.
The evaluation of the land by the specialists was that the inhabitants could not stay any longer, because their lives were in danger. Given this, dozens of families had to travel to other areas to find a new home.
In this sense, around 300 people will have to start over in the face of the worst tragedy they have experienced.
The regional head of Indeci, Victor Diaz, declared the La Perla-Atavillos Bajo populated center uninhabitable after the reported landslides. In this sense, he indicated that coordination is being carried out to evacuate the population.
“It is recommended that they evacuate, it is necessary because we see that it is an unstable terrain, it is a terrain that, being in permanent contact with water, due to the characteristics of the soil, makes that entire area become a very high-risk area. “, he pointed.
He also stated that the machinery cannot reach the place due to the difficulty of the road. This announcement comes after the arrival of Minister Tello in the area together with the Army, Civil Defense and the Fire Department.
In turn, the authorities brought humanitarian aid such as mattresses, beds, blankets, sheets, water, rice, sugar and other food for the people who still remain in the place waiting to locate their relatives. In the morning, search work was also carried out with 45 members.
