Dina Boluarte announces that 400 districts will be declared an emergency due to heavy rains

President of the Republic Dina Boluartepresided over today, Sunday, the first session of the National Council for Disaster Risk Management (CONAGERD), before intense rains, which are registered in several regions of the country.

At the end of the meeting, the Head of State reported that 400 districts Peru has declared a state of emergency due to the impact of Cyclone Yacu.

“400 districts have been declared an emergency due to the impact of the current Cyclone Yaku on our national territory,” the president said at a press conference, attended by the prime minister, several government ministers, Lima Mayor Rafael López Allaga and other high-ranking officials.

The President also announced the reengineering of the office Authority for Reconstruction with Changes (ARCC) to give an effective solution to the problem that periodically generates intense rains in the country.

In this sense, he said that since its inception in 2017, ARCC he built hospitals, schools and other infrastructure damaged by river rains; however, “no solution to the underlying problem was reached.” In this regard, he stressed that ARCC needs to be restructured and provide a national perspective.

Similarly, he pointed out that Cyclone Yaku is showing us that monetary poverty is the tip of the iceberg and we urgently need to tackle multidimensional poverty.

This means, he explained, ensuring the quality of life of the most vulnerable people in the short term, which includes, among other things, the provision of water and sanitation services, the improvement of roads and sidewalks, as well as schools, communications, and the provision of better jobs.

On the other hand, Prime Minister Alberto Otarola, announced the forecast of heavy rains in the capital on March 14. In this regard, the Contractor, in agreement with Municipality of Lima metropolitanannounced preventive and preparatory measures to reduce risks.

School start suspended

The president Dina Boluarte also announced that the start of school hours, scheduled for Monday, March 13, will be suspended for a week in eight regions due to the impact of rains on the northern coast of the country and the forecast of heavy rainfall in the center of the coast. in the coming days due to Cyclone Yaku.

The regions that will comply with this provision are Tumbes, Piura, Lambaeque, La Libertad, Ancash, Lima, Callao and Ica. The President noted that in the rest of the country classes They will start as usual from tomorrow, Monday.

Saturday Minister of Education Oscar Becerraalready announced the postponement of the launch academic year in Lima metropolitan and Lima region as a result of heavy rains recorded in the capital.

“We do not want to spread panic, but we are very unaccustomed to reacting after an emergency occurs. In this case, we do the opposite and want to be careful. Let’s hope that all these predictions are in vain and that it’s not so much rain And the decision we made […] is that we are going to postpone the start of classes in metropolitan Lima and in the Lima area for all educational institutions for a week, ”he told the press.