Efforts fail to douse fires raging in three mountain districts

Blazes are spreading unchecked in Dolakha, Sindhupalchok and Manang forests. Wildlife and settlements under threat.

A wildfire that started raging in the higher reaches of Gaurishankar Rural Municipality under Gaurishankar Conservation Area in Dolakha district on Friday has gone out of control. The inferno, which spread above Sikpaswar area, has engulfed vast swaths of forest and grassland, and threatened wildlife and people living in the surrounding area.