Serenasgo managed to save a dog that had fallen into the waters of the Rimak River.

rescue brigade Municipality of Lima He rescued a dog that was dragged along the Rimac River and trapped on an island at the height of the Huanuco Bridge in Barrios Altos.

Serenasgo personnel from the commune of Lima have launched rescue efforts after being notified by passers-by passing through the area, as the flow of the river is constantly increasing due to the rainy season.

For him rescue work ropes were used to descend to an island in the middle rimak river and to save a pet that was nervous due to the presence of rescuers, this did not stop him from being caught and put in a safe place to be released later.

Building houses near or in the riverbed puts hundreds of families at constant risk from possible flooding caused by increased rainfall in the mountains.

They fear a possible overflow

This situation of possible overflows affects families that live on the banks of the Rimac River, which crosses the districts of Ate, Chaclacayo, Lurigancho Chosica, Cercado de Lima and Rimac. Some houses located in San Martin de Porres, Los Olivos, Puente Piedra, Comas, Carabaillo, Pachacamac and Cieneguilla are in the same condition due to the possible flooding of the Chillon and Lurin rivers.

Cesar Pantoia, specialist in Hydrological forecasts of the National Meteorological and Hydrological Service (Senamhi)commented RPP News that, despite the fact that today the Rimak River registers “stable behavior”, last Sunday the flow of the river reached a maximum of 67 cubic meters.

Pantoja explained that the increase in the flow of the Rimac River, which was recorded yesterday, is due to the constant rains that are observed in the highlands of the Sierra de Lima. A similar situation was recently recorded in the Chillon River Basin, whose flow has exceeded the orange threshold since noon last Sunday, the 19th.

“Orange threshold means higher risk as some infrastructure, bridges and river fortifications may already be compromised. In such a state, the population can no longer be in the surrounding areas,” said the spokesman for Senamha.