The collapse of Pataz: The Ombudsman's Office urges “public and private institutions to take care of and rescue those affected”

So far, 12 people have been missing, several locked and buried at least 40 houses.

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ManagementOmbudsman supervised. Today morning, the collapse of Retamas app occurred in a remote area According to local authorities, so far eight missing persons have been registered, including four minors, several houses in which they were trapped, and 40 houses buried after a hill hill .

In this regard, the Ombudsman's office said in his Twitter account that they had already met members of the Peruvian Army, Indeci, the police and the General Volunteer Fire Service to ensure their presence in emergencies.

“ At a conference on emergency landslides held in Retamas, Paroy County, Pataz Province, the presence of rescuers from the army, Indeci, police and firefighters is guaranteed in the region.”

They also called on public and private institutions to help victims in the area with utmost efforts, “We require public and private agencies to make every effort to participate and rescue the victims; we will monitor the measures taken, and humanitarian aid will appeal to the victims”. The Ombudsman's office continued.

Already close to the area of the collapse, Defense Minister Jose Luis Gavídiya confirmed about 40 people. Rescuers will go to Pataz, except for the battalion of the army of Wamachuco.

“ At the moment when we leave a group of rescuers, 20 police officers will come by two helicopters and enter the area (...). We're going to go to Trujillo with 10 rescuers, and from there we can take another helicopter to enter the area. We will enter the rescuers and doctors to take out the wounded.” He declared it in RPP Noticias.

“ 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. Later we will move on to this area to assess the situation.”

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It should be noted that this crash was reported on average at 8 o'clock in the morning today on March 15. According to local authorities, the division of part of the hill was due to the fact that there were no areas suitable for housing construction.

Manwellempen, Governor of La Libertad, explained that most residents of the Retamas app were not buried because they had already worked.

“ Fortunately, it happened in the morning. I could say that some of the people living there went to work, but as I saw the image, it's very tragic, and I had already communicated with the President of the Republic, who ordered the Defense Minister to go to this area,” 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 Maranyon River, which crosses this village, was flooded and destroyed to 4 sections of the road leading to Tayabamba.Town.

According to a preliminary report, the most affected by the population at that time and the most inevitable danger is the valley of the villages of El Wado, Vijus and Nimpana, with houses nearby and even on 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 should declare Pataz in a state of emergency and other surrounding areas; however, this never happened.

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