India’s
Himalayan forest fires reach 113-year-old heritage train track
The
forest fires raging in
India’s Himalayas came dangerously
close to the historic Kalka-Shimla railway, a UNESCO World
heritage attraction in the **rthern state of Himachal Pradesh
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While major
fires had been reported from the neighbouring state of Uttarakhand until **w, Himachal Pradesh too has witnessed blazes sweeping through the pine forests along its hills in the last few days. Over 550
fires have been reported from the state so far
In this photograph taken Monday, May 2, 2016, a
forest is seen on fire near the **rthern hill town of Shimla in Indian state of Himachal Pradesh
Image: Press Trust of India/Associated Press
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