Over 230 homes, animal sheds gutted in multiple fires across western Nepal since Saturday

A 70-year-old woman dies in Rukum West. A total of 11,448 hectares of forests have been affected by wildfires in Lumbini Province this year.

Over the past two days, a spate of fires—both house fires and forest fires—have wreaked havoc in various districts. An elderly woman died in Rukum West while more than 230 houses and animal sheds were destroyed in Gulmi, Arghakhanchi, Rupandehi and Saptari districts, destroying property worth millions of rupees.