Overview
- Seven new wildfires ignited on Tuesday in districts across Ayacucho, Huancavelica, Cusco, Pasco and San Martín, and several are still active while others have been controlled, officials said.
- Cusco authorities confirmed a sixth fatality from the region's blazes and reported a 65-year-old patient with critical burns who remains in intensive care after trying to fight the flames.
- The Rio Tambo fire that began in early October remains active and has destroyed hundreds of hectares, damaged homes and crops and left local people injured and displaced.
- A fire near the Kuélap archaeological complex in Amazonas was contained about 1.5 kilometers away with no reported damage to the monument and no casualties after local brigades and firefighters intervened.
- Municipal brigades, police, firefighters and EDAN assessment teams are fighting fires and compiling damage estimates as regional authorities warn that most ignitions are linked to 'roce' slash-and-burn practices and urge stronger prevention.