Overview
- At a 23rd‑anniversary celebration in Santa María de Ayabacas, Puno, a metal sound rig collapsed and killed participant Elías Gonzalo Mamani as several others were injured.
- Witnesses in Puno reported a gust of wind and light rain before the collapse and said the installation was not properly secured, with one injured man, Edy Mamani Sucasaca, in reserved condition after transfer to a private clinic.
- In Ayacucho, a cornice from the façade of the Compañía de Jesús church detached and killed Martha Pillaca, with four people injured and two in critical condition, including her infant and a 53‑year‑old man.
- Police and the Ministerio Público carried out on‑site procedures in both cities to establish technical causes and legal responsibility, with victims taken to the Carlos Monge Medrano Hospital in Juliaca and the Regional Hospital of Ayacucho.
- The Ayacucho archdiocese says it had formally warned the Ministry of Culture and requested restoration of the church façade, stating the project stalled during political turnover as families and local authorities press for accountability.