Overview
- The Ministry of Defense and the National Emergency Operations Center reported Friday that Peru has zero active wildfires, while five incidents remain listed as under control in Apurímac, Cusco and Junín.
- Heavy rains in the past days helped extinguish long-running fires, including a Río Tambo blaze in Junín that burned for about 19 days and was declared out by Sernanp but continues to be monitored for reactivation.
- Preliminary official tallies show hundreds of emergency events with human and environmental costs: COEN and INDECI data cite roughly 479 emergencies, a dozen deaths, hundreds of people affected and thousands of hectares of natural cover and crops lost.
- Affected indigenous and rural communities, especially Asháninka groups, are demanding immediate aid for food, water and protective gear and are seeking medium-term recovery projects for reforestation, crop replacement and housing.
- Response gaps exposed by the wave include shortages of protective equipment for local brigades, limited regional firefighting capacity and the absence of a comprehensive national fire‑management policy, which heightens the risk of future reactivations and longer recovery times.