News Headline
Fires ravage forests in Himalayas, threatening health and biodiversity
Source
Third Pole
Publication Date
2021-04-20
Wildfires described as ‘the worst in a decade’ have engulfed Himalayan mountain states in a thick haze and killed at least eight people in the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Seven were killed neighbouring Nepal, where wildfires raged across several districts and forced a four-day school closure.