The province of Huancayo participated in the Second Multi-Hazard Drill 2024 of magnitude 8.8, focused on improving the response capacity to natural disasters in Peru. Today marks 17 years since the tragic earthquake that shook Pisco, in which 595 people died.
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Various social groups participated in the drill, as well as institutions from Civil Defense, Samu, Firefighters, National Police, and Red Cross. In the center of Huancayo, they rescued injured people from the third floor of a shopping center with harnesses and ropes. Mayor Dennys Cuba reported 100 people dead in various sectors and the disposition of various managements.
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Budget so that it has the tools to deal with the emergency, Development and Social Inclusion, so that it can organize the communal pots for the victims. For its part, the Urban Development and Civil Defense management are in charge of evacuations, while Citizen Security in support of the National Police, the Peruvian Army and the Public Prosecutor’s Office are in charge of searching for victims.
