Cusco Wildfires Kill Five, Burn 16,000 Hectares

El Comercio

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COER reports to date six active emergencies in several provinces, while brigades fight fire in the face of strong winds and shortages of firefighters.

RPP

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The most complex situation is in the province of Chumbivilcas, where there is no fire company, according to an official of the Regional Office of Disaster Risk Management and Security of the Regional Government of Cusco

La República

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The region maintains six active casualties. COER warned that three of this year’s fatalities were older adults who would have started burning and asked families not to leave them alone during these activities.