The Junín region is highly vulnerable to suffering from earthquakes or river and pluvial floods and activation of streams; However, less than a quarter of the population knows how to act in the event of a disaster. Given this panorama, Civil Defense calls to be part of the activities such as the drills that are scheduled every year and this November 5 will be the third and last.
The region has three geological faults, which have not been activated for more than half a century and, if they do so, they could cause disasters in homes, roads and even loss of human life. These faults are the Gran Pajonal located in the province of Satipo, Ricrán which is in Jauja and Huaytapallana which encompasses the Mantaro Valley.
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“The earthquake that would generate the activation of each of these faults could be 8.0 degrees (Richter scale), for this reason we must know what to do in the event of a movement like this,” reported the deputy manager of Civil Defense of the Regional Government of Junín, José Vásquez.
The third and final multi-hazard drill at the national level was scheduled for this Tuesday, November 5. On this occasion it will take place starting at 8:00 at night. However, during the first two, which were in the morning and afternoon, only 25% of the population participated, including schoolchildren from educational centers and teachers.
Given this amount of participation, the official called on citizens in general to join this type of events in order to be able to organize and avoid greater misfortune in the face of a catastrophe.
“In Huancayo we have the Huaytapallana fault, its activation, apart from causing a large earthquake, could cause the lagoons to drain and the Shullcas River to overflow,” Vasquez said.
Apart from earthquakes, the region is vulnerable to flooding due to intense rains, so another of the drills that will be carried out in the Central Jungle will be for river flooding. It should also be considered that South America suffers intensity of rain from the El Niño phenomenon.
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“We must prepare for the worst scenario, which is heavy rain within our region. “We have already carried out prosecution work, but everyone must be trained,” the official finished.
The emergency backpack
What emergency backpacks should contain. The maximum weight must be 8 kg. so that it is easy to manipulate and its content would be for two people and a maximum time of 24 hours.
In hygiene it must contain: Hand and face towel, toilet paper, wet cloths, masks and alcohol gel.
As for food, non-perishable foods are recommended such as: bottled water, canned food, milk, chocolate and cookies. In clothing and shelter, priority should be given to: Jacket, underwear and fleece blanket.
It is important to keep devices that allow communication, so you must have: Battery-powered radio, batteries, flashlight and whistle. In others that could be useful in cases of finding injured people, you must have on hand: First aid kit, medications, money and the National Identity Document (DNI).
