The aircraft of the Armed forces They are fully available for evacuations and transfers of humanitarian aid that may be required in this emergency context, the Defense Minister remarked from Piura, Jorge Chavez Crest; and also guaranteed that military personnel will be doubled to bolster containment efforts.
“Security measures are going to be doubled in order to protect our personnel who are supporting this arduous task,” he said.
Given the escalation of floods as a result of the intense rains in Piura, the head of the Ministry of Defense redoubles the on-site care actions, accompanied by the Ministers of Housing, Construction and Sanitation, Hania Pérez De Cuéllar; and Agrarian Development and Irrigation, Nelly Paredes.
“The teams are going to double. We cannot stop nature, but we can carry out all our efforts to bring the corresponding material,” said Chávez Cresta at Grupo Aéreo 7, in Piura.
On board a C27-J Spartan aircraft of the Air Force, the delegation of ministers transported 20 motorized pumps along with personnel from the National Institute of Civil Defense (indeci) and the First Multipurpose Brigade of the Army, to join in the tasks of cleaning and rehabilitating the areas affected by rainfall and river overflows.
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— Mindef Perú (@MindefPeru) April 6, 2023
In the coordination meetings held by the State ministers, the regional governor, Luis Neyra León; as well as the head of the Indeci, Manuel Yáñez Lazo; among other local government officials.
Among other actions announced, Chávez Cresta said that an operations center was installed in the General Command of the First Division of the Army, in order to articulate with the Regional Emergency Operations Centers (COER) the information to execute care tasks .
He also stressed that the multipurpose ship BAP Pisco will set sail from Callao with tons of humanitarian aid for the northern regions of the country most affected by emergencies, such as Piura, Tumbes and Lambayeque. “We will be there for as long as necessary to solve the problems,” he stressed.
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Subsequently, the Executive delegation went to the Army First Division Command, where it received a report from the members of the COER on the situational status of the heavy rains and the affected population in Piura.
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At another time, the head of the Mindef ratified: “We will not faint in establishing airlifts, not only to evacuate people but to transfer humanitarian aid. At the same time, through the Ministry of Transport and Communications we are evaluating the critical points to guarantee transitability and prevent isolated people.
Within this context, it was reported that four people affected by the emergency situation facing the north of the country due to heavy rains were evacuated this followingnoon by air, from the district of Canchaque to the city of Piura, so that they can receive specialized care, according to your medical situation. One of them is Elmer Carrión Guevara, who was swept away by a mudslide and later rescued from the mud.
The aeromedical evacuation was carried out by a helicopter of the Peruvian National Police and was supervised by the minister himself, who, together with Governor Neyra León, received the residents in Air Group 7.
“The air units that are going to be implemented are at the service of citizens to guarantee their lives and protect them,” he noted.
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— Jorge Chavez Cresta (@JChavezCresta) April 6, 2023
He thanked the work of the police officers, as well as the articulation that exists between various sectors of the State to carry out this type of action, with the intervention of the Armed Forces, National Police, Ministry of Healthamong other institutions.
Of the four citizens evacuated, two are pregnant women who require urgent medical attention due to their delicate condition. In addition, there is a citizen injured as a result of the mudslides caused by the activation of ravines in Canchaque.
“The evacuation was very difficult, given that the circumstances as a result of the rains make the landing zones complicated, but due to the professionalism of our Police, the evacuation was carried out successfully. It was a job in coordination with the regional government”, underlined Minister Chavez Cresta.
Tonight, the head of the Mindef is already installed in the office where he will work the following days in Piura. “As I announced, I have moved my office to the north of the country. We will be here as long as necessary to face the emergency, ”he assured.
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