Overview
- Multiple active wildfires continue to burn across Ayacucho, Junín, Huancavelica and Apurímac and have already affected thousands of hectares of pasture and shrubland.
- Local authorities in Apurímac say several fronts have burned for more than ten days and have formally requested helicopters with helibalde (Bambi Bucket) to reach remote, hard‑to‑access fires.
- On Sunday local reports said a fast‑moving fire in Chupamarca, Huancavelica destroyed the district mayor Agripino Gustavo Pauyac Huaraca's house and left four people treated for smoke inhalation.
- Regional agencies report large cumulative losses this year: COER logged about 120 fires in Ayacucho affecting roughly 3,000 hectares and Serfor counted about 45 fires in Junín that damaged more than 6,000 hectares.
- Communities are fighting flames with buckets, hoses and hand tools because of water and equipment shortages, raising the risk of further damage to homes, schools, plantations and livestock and prompting urgent calls for brigadistas and regional support.