:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/OVYSZBN3JNFUDE6WCDYMLVKHQE.jpg "The Minister of Education announced the postponement of the start of the school year in Lima due to heavy rains 1")
He Minister of Education, Oscar Becerraannounced that school classes for Metropolitan Lima and the provinces of Lima will not start on March 13, but will be postponed for a week due to heavy rains, and depending on the assessment that is made, they could start on March 20 or later.
“The decision we have taken, in consultation with the Constitutional President of the Republic (Dina Boluarte), the Prime Minister (Alberto Otárola) and the teams of Senamhi and the Ministry of Education, is that we are going to postpone the start of course for a week of classes in the metropolis of Lima and in the region of Lima, for all educational institutions, ”said the official.
“Rain generates landslides, landslides, avalanches and children have to climb stairs, which are normally dry, but if the water runs down these stairs, they will slip and fall. We know it can happen , which is why we have to be prepared,” explained Becerra.
In the morning, the Minister carried out an inspection of the gorges of the Lurín and Chillón rivers, where he checked the works of cleaning the river beds to avoid flooding due to the increase in flow due to the unusual rains at this time of the year. ‘year. .