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Arequipa: four tons of humanitarian aid sent to victims of mudslides in Camaná (Spanish) President Dina Boluarte supervises part of the transfer of aid for the victims of the mudslides in Camaná, Arequipa region. Peru's Air Force transfers non-perishable food, tents, and medicines to Secocha (Dany Chirme) Peru's Armed Forces transferred 4.5 tons of humanitarian aid to Secocha, in the Province of Camaná, Department of Arequipa. The cargo arrived in the city of Arequipa and was immediately transferred via airlift to the area affected by the mudslides. Several massive mudslides (huaicos) in Camaná have left more than a dozen people dead and missing. The mud devastated Secocha, Miski, Pampaylima, San Miguel, Infiernillo and Venado de Oro; all mining towns located in the ravine called Saca de Posco and which flows into the Ocoña River. President Dina Boluarte Zegarra accompanied the sending of support. The Head of State together with a delegation of national and regional authorities...

Arequipa: "Many people have been left with nothing": testimony of the inhabitants of Secocha after mudslides (Spanish) The intense rains have stopped for a moment, and residents are taking advantage of that period to rescue their belongings. This is life in Secocha after the torrent of mud that devastated the houses in the town. Inhabitants of Secocha rescue their belongings after the passage of the huaico (photo Cristian Ramos) A tragedy is what the inhabitants of the town of Secocha, located in the District of Mariano Nicolás Valcárcel, Camaná Province, Arequipa, live after the passage of the huaico (mudslide) that devastated more than two hundred homes in the area and left dozens of affected families. Thirty-six deaths from the mudslides that affected the town of Secocha and other towns in the province of Camaná have been reported by the Technical Secretary of Civil Defense of the Municipality of Mariano Nicolás Valcárcel. Edilberto Apaza, a resident of Secocha, said that ...