Fire rages for 5 days near Valley of Flowers in Uttarakhand

A fire has been continuing near the Valley of Flowers in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district for five days, and the forest department has now sought help from the Indian Air Force. "Our personnel attempted to climb the mountain, but the risk of falling boulders and shooting stones forced them to call it off," said an official. Human settlement has been unaffected.