Smoke rises from a forest fire, in Uttarkashi district, Wednesday, May 29, 2024.
Forest Fires, Rising Smokes & Flames In Northern India | See Pics
Amid intense heatwave conditions in northern India, various regions including Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir have been witnessing increasing number of forest fires. Forest Protection Force, State Disaster Response Force and teams from emergency services have been attending to the wildfires, trying to douse them as soon as possible.
Railway employees try to control a fire that broke out in the Taradevi forest area, in Shimla, Thursday, May 30, 2024.
An SDRF personnel tries to extinguish a fire that broke out in a forest area, in Uttarkashi district, Friday May 31, 2024.
Smoke billows rise high after a fire broke out in the forest areas of Dhauladhar Range near Palampur, Tuesday evening, May 28, 2024.
Flames billow out after a fire broke out in a forest near residential area, in Shimla, on Sunday night, May 26, 2024.