Once again, huge hailstones the size of a marble generated panic in the district of Ingenio, which covered extensive hectares of corn, potato, oca, corn, mashua and olluco beans with a white blanket.
The mayor of the Ingenio district, Percy Huayta Oré, stated that the most affected sector is the town center of Casacancha, but the communities of Anta, Huahuanca and Limaycancha were also affected.
SEVERE DAMAGE. Yesterday the Civil Defense personnel proceeded to carry out the evaluation that they were 100% affected.
He mentioned that the damage is severe and exceeds the attention capacity of the district commune. That is why they will demand the support of the Provincial Municipality of Huancayo and the Regional Government of Junín.
Likewise, the Concepción agricultural agency, which is the closest, carries out the damage assessment to reach the registers of those affected.
In the district of Aco, various crops of potatoes, mashua, barley, olluco and quinoa were also affected; the crops were covered by a thick layer of ice and demand the support of the authorities and Civil Defense.
gale. Hector Veliz, treasurer of the Huanusco El Rosario peasant community in Pariahuanca, pointed out that on Sunday afternoon strong winds affected the corn crops in the area.
“There are 33 of us affected, the winds started around 4:30 in the afternoon and lasted almost an hour, our crops have collapsed. The impact is strong, we ask the authorities for help since we live only on what we can sow and harvest. With a lot of work we can bring our products to the market. Potato crops have also been affected,” indicated the affected community member.
ADVANCE. The deputy manager of Civil Defense of the Regional Government of Junín, José Vásquez Loayza said that the districts affected by the hailstorm are Ingenio, Aco, Quilcas and San Jerónimo. That is why it was requested that the regional agricultural directorate, through the agricultural agencies, be able to evaluate the damage and determine if the crops were affected or if they are completely lost.
Likewise, he demanded that the district mayors also carry out the evaluation to determine if there is an affected population, to provide support with the resources they have and if it is not enough to ask for support from the Municipality of Huancayo or the Regional Government of Junín.
forecast. The meteorological analyst of the National Service of Meteorology and Hydrology (Senamhi) Junín, Winslao Huamán Ampuero stated that in Junín there is an alert of an increase in strong winds, short-duration rains and hailstorms that affected various districts.
Although the report is until tomorrow, it mentioned that there will be a drop in nighttime temperatures to 2 degrees Celsius until January 16 according to the forecast. In high areas like Laive in Chupaca, the temperature drop can be below zero degrees.
Likewise, it is expected that during these days there will be clear skies with scattered clouds and therefore no rain will be recorded.
Commissions
* Pregnancies in adolescents, how many cases are registered in the Junín region and what are the complications that minors present?
* The director of the Mantaro Valley Network is changed but workers do not agree with his appointment
* Agriculture already has an evaluation of the hectares affected by the hailstorm
