Overview
- A regional report confirmed on Wednesday that the death toll from fires in Cusco has risen to eight and that roughly 371 incidents have scorched about 13,300 hectares.
- An apparent burned body found in Espinar has been provisionally linked by locals to a missing 34-year-old pastor while official identity confirmation is pending.
- The courts in Cusco have sentenced three people this month for starting fires that destroyed more than 23 hectares, ordering suspended prison terms, fines and mandatory reforestation work.
- Prosecutors report about 70 open investigations into suspected wildfire ignitions as emergency agencies including Sernanp, Serfor, INDECI and regional brigades continue to fight active blazes.
- A large fire in the totorales near the Uros islands on Lake Titicaca prompted deployment of the Navy’s LP Ramis and Sernanp brigades to protect communities and cultural sites with no injuries reported so far.