In this regard, the Ombudsman's office stated on its Twitter account that they have already met with the Peruvian Army, Indeci, the Police and the General Volunteer Fire Department to ensure their presence in case of emergency.
“At a conference on emergency landslides held in Retamas, Parroy County, Pataz, the presence of rescuers from the military, Indeci, police and firefighters in the region is guaranteed.”
They also called on public and private institutions to help victims in the area with maximum effort. “We require public and private agencies to make every effort to participate and rescue the victims. The Office of the Ombudsman continued.
Already close to the area of collapse, Defense Minister José Luis Gavidija confirmed about 40 people. Rescuers will go to Pataz, with the exception of the battalion of the Wamachuco army.
“The moment we leave a group of rescuers, 20 police officers will enter the area in two helicopters (...). We will go to Trujillo with 10 rescuers. From there, you can take another helicopter to enter the area. We will enter rescuers and doctors to eliminate the wounded”, he declared in the RPP Nauticias.
“In fact, we will have three M17 helicopters in the area to take the wounded to Trujillo and start entering rescuers and doctors. This is the first step we will take. We will move on to this area later to assess the situation.”
Fata collapse
It is important to note that this conflict was reported on average today at 8 a.m. on March 15. According to local authorities, the division of the hill was due to the fact that there were no areas suitable for housing construction.
La Libertad Governor Manwellempen explained that most of the inhabitants of the Retamas app were not buried because they had already worked.
“Fortunately, I woke up in the morning, I can say that some of the people living there went to work, but when I saw the image, it was very tragic and I already communicated with the President of the Republic who ordered the Defense Minister to go to the region.” He also told RPP Nauticias.
The La Libertad Regional Council decided to assess the state of emergency declaration in the Pataz region after the start of the rainy season. The Maranion River, which crosses this town, was flooded and destroyed by 4 sections of the road leading to Tayabamba.Town.
According to preliminary reports, the most affected by the population at that time, and the most inevitable danger is the valleys of the villages of El Wado, Vijus and Nimpana, with houses nearby, and even in the Maranion Canal. The river also affected the main road leading to Taiabamba.
It has also been proven that if the problem worsens, the government of the country must declare Pataz in an emergency and other surrounding areas. But this never happened.
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