The Shipiba community of Cantagallo has been hit by heavy rains

Via your account instagramthe mural artist and activist reported that the shipiba community of Cantagallo It was terribly affected by the heavy rains that were recorded in the capital. Through images, you can see houses affected and desperate women trying to solve the flooding in their homes.

“The Shipiba Cantagallo community affected by the flood, the water is entering through the roof, through the ground, we want to repair our house. When will they give us title to our property? Will we always live like this violated? We are already tired, we are ethnic Shipibo-Konibo, Peruvians we deserve consideration, Lima is also our land, our cultural home touched”, he wrote. Olinda Silvano on his Instagram account.

This post was shared by the investigative reporter Jacqueline Fowksthrough your account Twitter. “The rain hit the cultural house of the Shipiba community of Cantagallo, located next to the Rímac river. Mural artist and activist Shipiba, Olinda Silvano claims that after 20 years they have no titles to their properties, they live one kilometer from the Government Palace.

Lima reported heavy rain overnight Tuesday March 14 and early Wednesday March 15, which affected thousands of homes and left several Peruvians homeless. In addition, these precipitations caused the increase of the flow in the rivers Chillon, Rimac and Lurin, affecting the surrounding houses which are located on the slopes of the rivers.

This is the case of the houses found in the Shipibo community of Cantagallo, relegated and abandoned for several years by the authorities, who not only did not grant them title deeds, but each time the volume of water in the river Rímac, are injured, without receiving help.

The rainfall recorded last night is one of the precipitation with the highest values ​​reported in the last 24 hours. According to the National Service of Meteorology and Hydrology of Peru (Senami) in Chosica it was recorded (14.5 mm/day), Ñana (12.5 mm/day). Ceres (8.6m,m/day) and La Molina (5.1mm/day.)

senamhi reports that between Wednesday March 15 and Friday March 17, there will be precipitation (snow, hail, sleet and rain) of moderate to extreme intensity on the coast and the mountains. These precipitations will be accompanied by electric shocks and gusts of wind with speeds close to 35 km/h.

According to the report, the debits they would increase because the rains in Lima have been more intense, which also causes an increase in runoff and, consequently, the activation of the waterways. In this line, the authorities warned that it is necessary to prevent the areas near the banks of the mentioned rivers, because it is likely that the increased flows will damage the agricultural areas near the banks of the rivers.