A soldier tries to put out a forest fire that was spreading rapidly through the parched timberlands of Chongqing Municipality on August 31. More than 4,000 people have been mobilized to fight the fire which began at 1 pm on Wednesday in Yakou Village, 40 kilometres northeast of downtown Chongqing. It soon spread to neighbouring areas, ravaging 66 hectares of forest. The cause of the fire was still unclear, but the prolonged drought has contributed to its spread, said firefighter. [China Daily]

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