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Another 5 events in the departments of Amazonas and La Libertad were extinguished by the rainsA total of 8 forest fires were extinguished in the last few hours by the competent authorities in the departments of Apurimac, Pasco, San Martin, Cusco, Junin and Loreto, according to information validated by the National Emergency Operations Center (COEN) of the National Institute of Civil Defense.
In the districts of Coporaque and Livitaca (Cusco), the fire control and extinguishing work was carried out by the General Corps of Volunteer Firefighters of Peru, Serenazgo and residents of the area. Likewise, in the jurisdictions of Huachon and Huancabamba (Pasco), these tasks were carried out by members of the National Police of Peru and organized population.
On the other hand, in the district Circa (Apurimac), the event was extinguished by the Abancay Volunteer Fire Company No. 68 and community members. Likewise, in Juanjui (San Martin), the workers of the district government did the same. In Huasicancha (Junin) and Urarinas (Loreto), the fires were extinguished by municipal authorities and volunteers.
According to information from the Disaster Risk Management offices of the district municipalities, these emergencies have so far left 8 homes uninhabitable and destroyed 555 hectares (ha) of natural cover. It is worth mentioning that the local municipalities continue with the Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (EDAN).
Extinguished by meteorological conditions
On the other hand, in the districts of Magdalena, Florida, Tingo and Molinopampa (Amazonas) and Ucuncha (La Libertad), another 5 forest fires that were being attended to by the authorities were completely extinguished by meteorological conditions (rain). It should be noted that, so far, these events caused damage to a total of 656 ha of natural cover.
INDECI, through the National Emergency Operations Center (COEN), continues to monitor these types of events that are recorded in different regions, in coordination with the Regional, Provincial and District Emergency Operations Centers, as well as with the respective authorities in response actions to care for the affected and affected population.
