Forests Fire in various districts of Nepal

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) reports that wildfires are currently taking place 165 places in 39 districts in Nepal.

As the Weather Forecasting Division has said that there will be no rain in the coming few days that could help control the fire. The Meteorologist of the Division said that there is probability of rain in some parts of the country for the next three days but it will not be enough to control the douse the forest fire.

An expert at the NDRRMA, said that it is difficult to control forest fires due to the lack of rain for a long time and drought. There are usually around 2,500 fire incidents in Nepal every year.