Alberto Otarola: “There will be heavy rain in Lima on the 14th”

Prime Minister Alberto Otarola announced that heavy rains would be recorded in Lima on Tuesday, March 14, according to what the specialized agencies on the matter had told the executive.

This was clarified following a meeting of the National Council for Disaster Risk Management (Conagerd), which was chaired by President Dina Boluarte this Sunday morning.

“There will be heavy rain in Lima on the 14th, this is the news that the specialized organizations have told us, and we must prepare,” he said. Alberto Otarola.

The head of cabinet said that during said activities, the president coordinated with the mayor of the capital, Rafael López Allaga, to avoid impacting the ravine areas in the face of said contingency.

“Today, the President (Dina Boluarte) chaired Conagerd, a council that brings together ministers, authorities related to risk management, and the Mayor of Lima was kind enough to attend, please discuss this with us. ” said Alberto Otarola.

“Disaster in Lima”

Similarly, Mayor Rafael López Allaga reported that Conagherd had determined that one million people would be affected in the event of heavy rains.

“The problem is serious for those who are on the banks of the rivers Rimac, Chillon, Lurin, Barrios Altos, areas like Rimac, where there are materials such as straw or adobe, which in a heavy rain of red level would be subjected to a very difficult attack. , – he said.

Rafael López Allaga assured that he is coordinating with the Ministry of Defense in order to have an army contingent in case of a “catastrophe in Lima.”

“In the case of Lima, it will be centralized on Monday, Tuesday and something on Wednesday,” he said.

Cyclone Yaku and figurines

Peru’s National Meteorological and Hydrological Service (Senamhi) reported last week that an unusual “disorganized tropical cyclone” has appeared off the northern and central coast of Peru, called Yaku cyclone.

This clockwise low pressure system affects extreme rainfall at Tumbes, Piura and Lambaek; and contributes to increased precipitation in La Libertad, Lima and Ancash, causing increased flows and activation of streams.

In addition, since the beginning of the rainy season in the country from early September 2022 to today, March 12, there are 12,200 homeless people, 49,111 injured, 59 dead, 57 injured and 8 missing, the head of the National Civil Defense Institute said. (Indechi), Carlos Yanes.

In addition, according to him, 1,326 houses were destroyed, 3,173 uninhabitable and 21,862 injured., according to the executive act for damages and registered in the National Response and Rehabilitation Information System (SINPAD).

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