During the morning and afternoon of today, Tuesday, October 13, 7 new forest fires They started in the districts San Miguel and Puyusca (Ayacucho); Pampas and Caja (Huancavelica); Saint Thomas (Cusco); Yanahuanca (Pasco) and Awajun (San Martín), reported the National Institute of Civil Defense (Indeci)through the National Emergency Operations Center (COEN).
According to the information provided by the district municipalities of Ayacucho, the emergency in San Miguel has already been extinguished by council personnel and residents, while in Puyusca it is under control.
The Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (EDAN) continues to determine the amount of damage to natural cover.
In the case of the districts of Pampas and Caja (Huancavelica), both events are active and are fought by representatives of the respective municipalities and community members, as well as agents from the Police and the Agrarian Agency. So far, none of them have reported damage to the life and health of the population, only to the vegetation.
A similar situation occurs in the district of Santo Tomás (Cusco), where the Provincial Municipality of Chumbivilcas, Police and residents carry out the control and extinction of the fire.
Likewise, in Yanahuanca (Pasco) the same actors work, however, the flames have consumed 10 hectares of natural cover. In Awajun (San Martín), meanwhile, brigade members from the Shampuyacu Native Community, the Apu of the native community and community members carry out the same tasks.
On the other hand, of the 3 fires that have been recorded since October 11 in Chaviña (Ayacucho), Pampacolca (Arequipa) and Llalli (Puno), the first is already controlled, while the others remain active.
According to the preliminary EDAN in charge of local governments, at the moment 154 hectares of natural cover destroyed and damage to an educational institution (Puno) are reported.
Finally, the fire reported since October 4 in Río Tambo (Junín) remains active and has been destroying 350 hectares of vegetation and 20 homes, as well as losses in 80 hectares of crops, damage to 20 houses, in addition to 2 injured, affected and affected people.
