Arequipa: "Many people have been left with nothing": testimony of the inhabitants of Secocha after mudslides (RPP Noticias [Spanish] - 2/7/2023)
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 ...