Firefighters battle wildfires in Southwest China's Chongqing
By Chang Biluo, Zhou You and Guo Chuanwu
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Several wildfires have been reported in Southwest China’s Chongqing since Thursday due to high temperatures and drought. So far the fires have been brought under control by firefighters and no casualties have been reported. (Compiled by Wang Xiaodong)
Firefighters from Chongqing’s Armed Police Force have successfully worked to extinguish scattered fires and prevent new fires from breaking out, climbing mountains as tall as 897 meters, which takes 4 hours up and down, amid temperatures of 40 C.
Several wildfires have been reported in Southwest China’s Chongqing since Thursday due to high temperatures and drought. So far the fires have been brought under control by firefighters and no casualties have been reported.
Firefighters from Chongqing’s Armed Police Force have successfully worked to extinguish scattered fires and prevent new fires from breaking out, climbing mountains as tall as 897 meters, which takes 4 hours up and down, amid temperatures of 40 C.