Journalist Leonardo Cabrera shared some images of other victims of landslides and rains who also need support in Lima and the provinces.

The despair of families due to the increase rainy which activated the ravines of Lima and the provinces, forcing the citizens to seek to escape the masses of mud and floods. With what they were wearing, and a few belongings in bags or backpacks, these compatriots fought against natural phenomena to survive and find a safe place.

Houses collapsed and swallowed by river currents left Peruvians affected by the storm’s passage homeless. Cyclone Yaku in Peru. Although a large number of victims have received temporary aid from the authorities, the other victims are at low risk, pets.

Domestic animals are also suffering from the increase in rivers and the activation of the huaicos in Peru. (GlobeLiveMedia/Paula Elizalde)

A journey that has GlobeLiveMedia On the edge of strident river Before it boiled over, he revealed how the residents of the human settlement Brisas del Malecón Chillón they began their cleaning tasks without neglecting their dogs and cats, which were grouped together so as not to be carried away by the currents.

Some citizens who witnessed their possessions being buried under the mud simply had to cling to these little beings, their unconditional companions who, despite the difficult period they are going through, do not part with them.

A pet walking along the edge of the Chillón River.  (GlobeLiveMedia/Paula Elizalde)
A pet walking along the edge of the Chillón River. (GlobeLiveMedia/Paula Elizalde)

Although we recorded this figure in one of the areas affected by the overflow of the rivers, images of the rubble left by the passage of the rivers were recorded at other points of collapse. theseand with them, dogs and cats abandoned by their masters.

Journalist Leonardo Cabrera shared a video its way through the areas affected by the Cyclone Yakucalling on them not to forget these pets who, without asking anything in return, give their love unconditionally.

Pets seek refuge among the debris left by the rains in the most fragile areas near rivers in Peru.  (GlobeLiveMedia/Paula Elizalde)
Pets seek refuge among the debris left by the rains in the most fragile areas near rivers in Peru. (GlobeLiveMedia/Paula Elizalde)

” Do not abandon them. I know that the circumstances are very difficult, sometimes we don’t even have enough to eat with all that is happening. Don’t abandon your pets for anything in the world. They are not responsible for what we are going through. They will continue to wait for you there, at their home, believing that you will return to give them love and affection,” the press man mentioned on social media.

The instinct of these animals drives them to stay in the area they know, hoping that their owners will come back for them. Although it is not a safe area, they remain vigilant when they return.

Mimi accompanied her owners during the cleaning of the house before the overflow of the Chillón river.  (GlobeLiveMedia/Paula Elizalde)
Mimi accompanied her owners during the cleaning of the house before the overflow of the Chillón river. (GlobeLiveMedia/Paula Elizalde)

Despite these cases of people who only cared about picking up the few possessions they could salvage, as well as ensuring the safety of their loved ones, other neighbors took their pets so that they are taking refuge in the tents which have been set up in certain neighborhoods to protect them from the rains which will still persist, according to the forecasts of senamhi.

Like the victims, these dogs, cats and large animals, such as cows, need support to obtain food, water and veterinary medical care.

A woman and her pet in the shelter set up by the municipality of Comas for the inhabitants of Río Chillón.  (GlobeLiveMedia/Paula Elizalde)
A woman and her pet in the shelter set up by the municipality of Comas for the inhabitants of Río Chillón. (GlobeLiveMedia/Paula Elizalde)

Thanks to the reports that have been disseminated by the media, it has been reported that some animals in the chakra inside the country they were dragged by the great mud masses that formed by the rains.

Social networks have also become an important tool for citizens to share photos of their missing pets due to the floods and mudslides. By disseminating this data we are already supporting these families so that they can find their little members.

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