Huaicos victims ask members of Congress to ‘dirty their shoes’: ‘We are not asking for an 80 soles buffet’

merchants and inhabitants of the Santa Rosa neighborhood of Quives live a complicated situation, after being seriously affected by the overflow of the Yarcan Lagoon. Their homes and businesses ended up being flooded with mud and stones from the huaicos. In view of this, they asked for the support of the authorities, such as the Congress of the Republic.

The impact of landslide and the inaction of the authorities motivated citizens to show their dissatisfaction with the lack of support they received. As they pointed out, they need heavy machinery for cleaning work.

The overflow of Yarcan Lagoon It has also caused traders in the area to lose their homes and businesses, which are their only means of livelihood.

“We are asking for resources to help those affected. Something paradoxical: we are not asking for a buffet of 80 solesWe only asked for a menu of 10 or 8 soles”, says a trader victim.

Residents said that the Minister of Justice, Jose Tello, recently approached the district, but did not reach the affected area. They demand that the executive appear in person at the populated center of Saint Rose of Quives be able to help them.

Their request was also extended to the so-called “fathers of the fatherland”. “Please, we’re asking members of Congress to come here, get their shoes dirty with the people. We want proportionality. Just as they are winning, they should also come here,” said one.

Regarding car traffic, the road via Canta is completely interrupted because of this flow of mud and stones. The neighbors had to get shovels and buckets to try to clear the way, but the job is very difficult because the amount of mud is beyond them.

The situation has become critical. A large number of houses were completely flooded with mud following the mudslide that caused the Yarcan Lagoon to overflow. The emergency began in the early hours of this Monday, March 20, and with cries of alarm, everyone immediately began to leave their homes with what little they could take with them.

In the footage, it was observed that neighbors have to walk barefoot through the mud in an attempt to reach their homes. In addition, it was possible to see how a robust machine has become the new transfer tool for children in the neighborhood, who find it even more difficult to move around.