La Libertad on alert for Cyclone Yaku: torrential rains flood and destroy homes in Trujillo and the provinces

the passing of Cyclone Yaku on the coasts of Peru has led to serious consequences, including flooding, activation of streams and overflows of rivers that have so far left more than 12 thousand 200 victims in all the countries.

The outlook is bleak in the region of Freedomsince when the rivers overflow and the ravines become active, several neighborhoods like La Esperanza, Villa Marina and Alto Salaverry have suffered greatly from this natural phenomenon.

According to the preliminary report of La Libertad Regional Emergency Operations CenterUntil last Saturday there were 15,805 people affected and 4,460 homeless.

A blow that the community of Trujillo suffered is that the overflow of the rivers caused the avenue mirafloresbuilt and improved in 2020, is also completely destroyed, because the asphalt did not withstand the weather of this stream.

According to the journalistic report presented by the news portal ‘El Buho’, it was learned that on Friday evening (March 10) the ravine of San Ildefonso discharged again along the avenue miraflores. Today, this road is completely destroyed. The huaico cost nearly $7 million to repair and rebuild after the holes left by the El Niño phenomenon in 2017.

“I went out and dug up the girl and other neighbors helped the boy. I wasn’t scared and just went to help. Everything was flooded, kid, now I have nowhere to go, we have no water or electricity, they stole my kitchen, I have nothing, I’m hungry,” said Manuel Sánchez Quevedo , a local resident.

In addition to these areas, water is also known to have flooded the mansiche stadiumthe papal oval, seat of the fire companyaround the traditional Servat building, the university city, the UNT, around busy shopping centers like Mall Aventura where it had to be closed to protect people carrying out their activities.

Residents of the Anina Zannier association report that their homes have also been affected by the floods. According to what they say, at least 7 families have lost their properties due to the sewer problem.

On Saturday March 11, it was learned that the ravine of San Idelfonso in El Porvenir had been reactivated after long hours of rain in this town. The height of the water reached its maximum when it exceeded the first floor of the houses in the neighborhood. It happened in the early hours of Sunday and forced many residents from their homes.

In view of this, the regional governor of La Libertad, Cesar Acuna, announced that it will prioritize health centers, deliver non-perishable food and food to disaster victims. He also called on all authorities in La Libertad to work together and bring in heavy machinery.

“Today, we will collect information from the health centers concerned. From tomorrow we will serve these premises as a priority. Secondly, we will carry out a food and housing aid program for the 10 days in the provincesdistributing rice, tuna, water, as well as sheet metal, plastic and the like to those in need,” he told the community.