Minister Jorge Chavez: “We don’t have time until June to carry out preventive work”

Minister of Defense Jorge Chavez Crossconfirmed this Sunday that the government does not have time to carry out preventive work before the passage of Cyclone Yaku or the possible occurrence of the El Niño phenomenon.

“We don’t have time from here until June to carry out preventive work. We don’t have it, what we have to do now is to endure and endure the state of emergency and protect our population, ”the head of the Ministry of Defense said in an interview with a Sunday newspaper Panorama.

Jorge Chavez He argued that for now the goal is to reinforce the critical points of all basins where there is a high possibility of river flooding. Moreover, he confirmed that people living on the coast will be evacuated immediately because they are in serious danger.

“About 5,000 people are at very high risk, therefore, in the areas surrounding the Rimac, Chillon and Lurin river basins, it is necessary to create shelters, and not wait for a tragedy to move them to the area and ensure their permanence,” said Chávez of the Cross. .

On the other hand, the Minister of Defense highlighted the work that has been done in Punta Hermosa, Punta Negra, San Bartolo and Pucusana, since yesterday there was a coordinated work with the municipalities after the warning of the possibility of overflow and the forecasts were taken although, fortunately, nothing Did not happen.

“At the moment there is no body of water or mud that could affect these areas,” he said.

Stream activation will continue

Senamhi reported that the mudflows that have occurred in recent days in the ravines of the department of Lima have changed their course.

The statement indicated that the soils are oversaturated due to rainfall, which contributes to rapid runoff. Consequently, today there will be a new activation of watercourses, mainly in the Rimak river basin, for example, located in Santa Eulalia and Chosica.

The organization said that moderate to heavy rain is expected to continue in the coming days, according to weather warning No. 53 for precipitation on the northern coast and in the mountains.

Senamhi explained that this is due to the fact that the humidity is concentrated in the middle and upper part of the western slopes.

For his part, Indeci urged local and/or regional governments to check that evacuation routes are clear and correctly marked to direct the population to a safe area and away from the riverbed or streams because landslides and mudflows can occur; and the availability of medical centers, fire and police stations in the jurisdiction in case of an emergency.