Some of the trekkers who were rescued from the Theni forests. more-inTragedy struck a group of trekkers in southern Tamil Nadu, as forest fires killed at least five girls and left many others injured in Kolukkumalai area close to Kurangini in Theni district on Sunday. The trekkers, aged between 8 and 30 years, were trapped in the intense blaze that swept through the remote forests in the Western Ghats, and rescuers struggled to reach them. Locals were among the first to reach out to the injured trekkers. H. Basavaraju, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Tamil Nadu, said “They did not take permission from Forest Department.

Source: The Hindu March 11, 2018 19:36 UTC