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Planet Ark World Environment News - in partnership with Colonial First State A Villager Looks At Flames Of A Forest Fire In Shilin

Date: 10-Feb-10
Country: CHINA
Author: Wong Campion

A Villager Looks At Flames Of A Forest Fire In Shilin Photo: Wong Campion
Photo: Wong Campion

A villager looks at flames of a forest fire in Shilin, Yunnan Province, February 9, 2010.

Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu has asked local authorities to take measures against forest fires and demanded local governments be cautious about forest fires as the weather in southwest China's Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan provinces becomes warmer and drier, Xinhua News Agency reported.

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