16:31 | Puerto Maldonado (Madre de Dios region), Feb. 21.
Environment Minister Gabriel Quijandria on Sunday arrived in Madre de Dios region to supervise actions in support of families comprising 6,000 people affected by floods in recent days.
The official delegation also included Deputy Minister of Housing and Urban Planning Elizabeth Añaños and National Civil Defense Institute (Indeci) Head Alfredo Murgueytio.
The activities scheduled for Sunday included a visit to three temporary shelters for families affected by the recent floods.
Humanitarian aid goods will be delivered in coordination with Indeci and the Regional Emergency Operations Center (COER).
The minister is slated to visit a provisional shelter in Huerto Infantil School, where 19 children from the National Family Welfare Program (Inabif), as well as 11 young people and adults, are staying.