Overview
- The fire began around 6 p.m. on Nov. 4 in Munaypata and spread to Ccochapampa, Rosaspata and up Cerro Wayramolino, where hotspots remain active.
- Preliminary estimates put the affected area above 400 hectares with severe damage to native vegetation and heightened risks to wildlife and farms.
- The Vinchos municipal government and COER Ayacucho are conducting damage assessments and coordinating brigades as residents ask for urgent help.
- COER reports roughly 100 wildfires in Ayacucho this year, attributing 99% to pasture-burning practices that escape control.
- Additional incidents were reported in Santa Ana and Ninabamba, prompting local patrols and civil defense actions, as recent rains slowed spread in some areas.