In a recent newsletter, the National Emergency Operations Center (COEN) announced that to date they are 13 regions of the country where they are red alert for heavy rain which generates the Cyclone Yaku. These are the risks of “rapid flows of water and mass movements in watercourses or small basins resulting from the action of past and present rains and geological conditions” in the localities.

There Red alert refers to the “possibility of activating streams of extreme severity caused by heavy rains in unstable areas”.

According to the report, “These warnings indicate the possibility of gully activation associated with rainfall forecast for the next 24 hours (short-term warning), given the previous 7-day rainfall and sensitivity to mass movement.”

The departments in Red alert son: Amazonas, Ancash, Cajamarca, Huánuco, La Libertad, Lambayeque, Lima, Loreto, Pasco, Piura, San Martín, Tumbes and Ucayali.

In the case of Amazon, the provinces on red alert are: Bagua and Condorcanqui. In cashthey are: Aija, Antonio Raymondi, Asuncion, Bolognesi, Carhuaz, Carlos Fermin Fitzcarrald, Casma, Corongo, Huaraz, Huari, Huarmey, Huaylas, Marshal Luzuriaga, Ocros, Pallasca, Pomabamba, Recuay, Santa, Sihuas, Yungay.

cajamarca It also has a large number of provinces on red alert and these are: Cajabamba, Cajamarca, Celendín, Chota, Contumazá, Cutervo, Hualgayoc, Jaén, San Ignacio, San Marcos, San Miguel, San Pablo, Santa Cruz.

Huanuco It has a total of seven provinces in red: Dos de Mayo, Huamalíes, Lauricocha, Leoncio Prado, Marañón, Pachitea, Puerto Inca.

Freedom it also has a high index of provinces classified as high risk: Ascope, Bolivar, Chepén, Gran Chimú, Julcan, Otuzco, Pacasmayo, Pataz, Sánchez Carrión, Santiago de Chuco, Trujillo, Viru.

Lambayequeone of the departments most affected by this phenomenon, has Chiclayo, Ferreñafe and Lambayeque on red alert.

In the case of Limathis presents a high risk for Cajatambo, Canta, Huaral, Huarochiri, Huaura, Oyon and Yauyos.

In Lorette, the provinces in red are Alto Amazonas and Ucayali, while in Not co are Daniel Alcides Carrión, Oxapampa and Pasco.

Piura is also on red alert. The vulnerable departments are: Ayabaca, Huancabamba, Morropón, Piura, Sullana and Talara.

Finally, in the case of San Martin, Tumbes and UcayaliThese are the cities in red letters: Bellavista, El Dorado, Huallaga, Lamas, Mariscal Cáceres, Picota, San Martin, Tocache, Rear Admiral Villar, Tumbes, Coronel Portillo and Padre Abad.

COEN has identified 13 provinces on red alert due to heavy rains.  (COEN)
COEN has identified 13 provinces on red alert due to heavy rains. (COEN)

He National Emergency Operations Center (COEN) classified five localities in orange alert. In other words, these are areas with “possibility of activating ravines of strong severity caused by heavy rains in unstable areas”.

The provinces that are part of this group are: Ayacucho, Huancavelica, Ica, Junín and Puno. And the only province that is at the yellow level, that is, with the possibility of activating ravines of medium gravity, is Cuzco.

In the case of ayacucho, the localities in orange are: Huanca Sancos, Lucanas; while in Huancavelica they are Castrovirreyna and Huaytará. Fr ICA, Chincha, Ica, Palpa are also in this type of alert.

Junin he only has Yauli and Junín in this qualification. Similarly, provinces at moderate risk of A lot of They are Lampa, Melgar and Sandia.

Finally, the only region on yellow alert is Cuzco. This denomination means the “possibility of activating the ravines of moderate severity due to heavy rain. Its municipalities, Calca, Espinar and La Convención, are also the subject of this type of alert.

The regions, in addition to their own qualification, have departments that belong to the three types of alerts. These localities are:

Amazon: Bongará, Chachapoyas, Luya, Rodriguez de Mendoza, Utcubamba.

Huanuco: Ambo, Huacaybamba, Huanuco, Yarowilca.

Lima: Barranca, Cañete, Lima.

Lorette

(Orange Alert): Marañón Datem

(Yellow Alert): Requena

piura

(Yellow Alert): Sechura

San Martin: Moyobamba, Rioja.

Tubes: Zarumilla

Ucayali

(Orange Alert): Watchtower

(Yellow Alert): Purús

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