Overview
- About 3,000 households—roughly 12,000 residents—are in direct risk, including 902 homes in high danger, 1,721 in moderate and 393 in low, according to the IGP map.
- The assessment flags a police station, 34 schools and three health centers within identified hazard zones.
- Evacuation planning specifies routes and four refuge zones with stated capacities, including CEMAE in La Joya (about 500 people), Mollendo’s municipal stadium (around 850), a similar setup at El Pedregal and the Señales de la Esperanza site (about 3,500).
- The IGP urges authorities to conduct two evacuation drills each year following training and validation workshops held with local disaster-risk specialists.
- Experts outline potential vulcanian or plinian eruptions with debris avalanches, pyroclastic flows, lahars and widespread ash, noting current monitoring could provide weeks of advance warning, while some coverage cites larger at‑risk totals reflecting different exposure metrics.