Forest fires are raging in Taplejung district

Amid a lack of manpower, resources and challenging terrain, many of these fires will subside only after ravaging all, or with rainfall, say stakeholders.

Surya Khadka, a resident of ward 2 of Yangbarak Rural Municipality in Taplejung district, was returning home from Amarpur in neighbouring Panchthar district on Sunday. When he reached near his village in Thechambu, he saw a massive forest fire just below his settlement. He could not go to his village through a foot trail near Kabeli Bazaar due to the wild fire. Instead, he took photos of the wild fires and went home through the Khahare area, taking a comparatively longer detour.