Cyclone Yaku: Open Plaza Piura was flooded by torrential rain

The ace torrential rain In piura caused damage to the Open Plaza shopping center, located in the Castilla district, in Piura. The most affected store was Sodimac. His workers tried to protect the merchandise, but could not save it from being flooded.

In footage recorded by the store’s security cameras, it can be seen that the water It exerts pressure on the roof so much that it manages to enter as if it were a waterfall.

It is believed that in fact precipitation They were able to enter the store due to a failure in the local sewage pipes.

Meanwhile, in the Lima Fencea metropolitan bus almost collided with the windows of the central station location while trying to park.

The vehicle nearly crashes into the windows where users are waiting to board the transport. In the video you can hear the cries of passengers that they were nearby.

It is possible that this happened because the tires of the metro bus were in poor condition after driving through the city for it was raining.

The Urban Transport Authority (ATU) of Lima and Callao has announced that drivers of the service’s buses will reduce their speed when crossing the city due to the weather conditions which were presented from today, Friday March 10 in the city.

He National Institute for Civil Protection (Indeci) reported that 574 victims were registered and 3,253 affected in seven regions of Peru, as well as damage to 49 health centers, 25 school rooms and 2 churches.

The regions affected are Piura, Amazonas, Tumbes, Junín, Lambayeque, Ayacucho and Apurímac. It is expected that on March 12, 13 and 14, the rains will reach the metropolis of Lima and the high and low mountains of the country, so that the National Service of Meteorology and Hydrology of Peru (Senamhi) warned citizens to take precautions.

Only in the metropolis of Lima, 5 liters of water for every square meter, while in the Peruvian highlands, streams will be activated and rivers will increase their flow.

Regarding the victims of piura, 227 were counted and another 1,647 affected. Also 10 houses destroyed, 97 uninhabitable and 640 houses damaged, according to the damage assessment and needs analysis file (EDAN).

In fallen downthe people affected amount to 314 and the victims 10. Regarding the damaged houses, 128 were counted and 25 other health centers with problems in their structure.

In Junin There are four other casualties and 24 injured, along with a damaged pedestrian bridge and another 20 acres affected.

In Amazonthe rains claimed 31 lives and affected 11, as well as damage in Chachapoyas, Soloco and La Peca.