punjabnewsexpress · 24m
Death toll from Peru's forest fires rises to 18
LIMA: The death toll from Peru's forest fires has increased to 18. "The forest fires injured 165 people and unfortunately have claimed the lives of 18 people so far this year, " while some 2, 000 hectares of crops have been affected.
Reuters · 2d
Peru declares state of emergency in regions scorched by forest fires
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Wednesday declared a state of emergency in three regions affected by devastating forest fires that have burned through swathes of the nation's Andean and Amazonian crop lands and left 16 dead.
Voice of America · 1d
Fires in Peru destroy crops, threaten archaeological sites
Forest fires in Peru are frequent from August to November, either caused by farmers or those who are looking to illegally take over land, according to the government. Around 240 fires have broken out this season in 22 of the country's 25 regions, though more than 80% had been controlled by Wednesday.
andina.pe · 7h
Peru: President warns about intentionality of forest fires in San Martin region
The <a href=" Council of Ministers will evaluate the establishment of a legal framework so that zones affected by forest fires do not become agricultural and crop areas, <a href=" Dina Boluarte stated after confirming that there are areas where fires are intentionally set to reach that condition.
Yahoo · 4d
Firefighters tackle devastating forest fires in Peru's Amazon
Firefighters tackle forest fires ravaging Peru's Amazon:: Amazonas, Peru:: Pablo Vega Tafur, Director, Regional Office of Risk and Disaster Management of Amazonas:: "This type of event has been occurring throughout the seven provinces of our region of Amazonas.
U.S. News & World Report · 1d
Fires Burn Out of Control in Peru, Hitting Crops and Archaeological Sites
Peruvian authorities scrambled to roll out a plan to fight fires raging out of control across the nation, razing crops, damaging archaeological treasures and leaving several regions in a state of disaster on Thursday.
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