Civil Defense sources confirm that some 200 prefabricated homes have been razed in Secocha, one of the main affected towns
At least 40 people have died victims of landslides in various locations in the province of Camaná, located in the Arequipa region, in southern Peru.
Civil Defense sources have confirmed to the RPP radio station that some 200 manufactured homes They have been devastated in Secocha, one of the main affected towns.
Now the regional government is expected to send emergency brigades and support materials to the scene of the events to attend to the near 2,000 families affected.
The population of the affected localities is now under alert to the fear of new landslides. Some families have moved to higher areas of the geography of the area.
The regional governor of Arequipa, Rohel Sánchez, has reported that he will request the declaration of an emergency zone for the damage caused in up to seven provinces in the region.