Saturday, April 7, 2012

Fire raging in eastern Tibet

 detailed news release on forest fire in eastern Tibet.
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/fire-04062012184524.html



A forest fire is raging in eastern Tibet with no sign of abating after almost a month.
Some Chinese illegal hunters were held responsible for igniting the forest fire in Markham in eastern Tibet. The wild fire has caused irreparable environmental damage, and has now spread to neighboring counties, Gonjon, Dragyab, and Chamdo County.