Thousand evacuated as wildfire rages on China's south

1 month ago

The wildfire in the south of Sichuan province in southwest China continued to spread, while nearly 3,400 people have so far been evacuated and relocated to safer areas. The fire that started on Friday in the rural area of Yajiang County in the Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture is still not under control, according to the Chinese media. So far, 3,396 people from