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Update 2013/04/13 -New fire has erupted again in Resunga forest of Gulmi. -As of 13:00 UTC, fire has burned 1800 hectares. Update Finally the fire in Resunga jungles of Gulmi is under control. Around 500 security personnel from Nepal Police, Nepal Army, Armed Police Force with the help of local took forest fire in control. A fire has broke out in Resunga forest in Gulmi district of Nepal. It is currently burning in Nunamare, Paralmi and Dhago Danda area of Resunga forest, The Himalayan Times mentions. Forest fire in Gulmi has already burned 800 hectares.  The Gulmi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has called Tamghas market banda to bring forest fire under control. Gulmi district has no fire engines to control the fire. Related post: Nepal forest fires 2013 The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and the Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation (MoFSC) launched forest fire detection and monitoring system in Nepal today. It claims

Update Six helicopters and fireman now fighting forest fire in Wairarapa area. Firefighters with the help of five helicopters are fighting a forest fire east of Martinborough, New Zealand. Five helicopters and seven crews from Martinborough, Featherston, Upper Hutt, Wellington and rural fire parties are working to extinguish the forest fire. Fire was first reported at 5:50 am near Hinakura, between Martinborough and the coast. Fire has burned 30-hectare pine forest east of Martinborough, New Zealand. No injuries or property damage have been reported. Original post: Natural Disasters List April 1, 2013

A forest fire broke out in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Regio n of SW China. Firefighters are currently fighting fire in Wuzhou city of China. Detail news yet to come. Looking previous Forest fire statistics, around 14,700 forest fire occurs in China every year. Forest fire in east China in 2011 killed 9 including seven firefighters. Below are pictures of firefighters fighting fire in the forest of SW China.   Yunnan Province suffers the most frequent forest fires in China. The firefighters jobs are in peak in SW China in February, March and April in a year. A RED ALERT was issued by Beijing authorities for the forest fire in China in beginning of the march. Related post: Firefighters fighting fire in China in 2013 Forest fires in China in 1987 (Black Dragon fire) burnt 18 million acres of forest along the Amur river. Major 1987 Daxing'anling wildfire killed 211 people. Photos: Firefighters fighting fire in China forest; News.CN/Xinhua Original post: Natural Disa

Forest fire in South Korea has killed one and injured 14 others. Natural disaster occurred in Pohang region of South Korea.  Forest fire in Pohang has killed one Korean and injured 14 others. Fire destroyed about 53 houses. Fire has burned five hectares of residential areas. More than 2,000 firefighters, soldiers and rescue employees are struggling to control the blaze. Following National Rescue Services, fire displaced more than a hundred people. Another forest fire in Ulsan, southeast of Seoul has injured three people. Gangwon Wildfire in South Korea in 2000 made more than 850 people homeless. Photo: Forest fire in Pohang, South Korea; Yonhap News Agency. Original post: Natural Disasters List March 10, 2013 Are you from this area? Or are you familiar with this natural disaster ? Kindly write your experience in a few sentence in the comment box below.

Recent Natural Disasters 2013: This natural disaster list covers important natural disasters in the world with detail update report. Familiar with this natural disaster? Kindly write your experience in a few sentence in the comment box below.  Keep this page open or visit later to get update report. Check Worldwide Natural Disasters List + Detail Report Recent Natural Disasters Flooding in southwestern France - F looding in France has killed least one person and destroyed hundreds of homes. Government has declared state of natural catastrophe. -Agly River burst its bank and caused flooding in Perpignan, France. Flood displaced around 700 people. Click for detail report on flooding in France .  Forest fire in Baldwin County of Alabama - Forest fire in Baldwin County of Alabama has burned 40 acres. -The fire is currently burning near the Wilcox Road area. Updat e 01:05 UTC - Following Alabama Forestry Officials , fire hasn't damaged any structure and is fully contained

China has issued a Red Alert for the forest fire in coming two days. More forest fire information will be added as it is available. China has issued a RED ALERT   for the forest fire . Beijing authorities have warned the North China residents to prepare for forest fire in coming two days. China weather officials expect less precipitation in Beijing for coming two days. There is high risk of forest fire. Following China weather authorities, the highest temperature in Beijing was 22.1 C on Friday. A dust storm is also expected to hit Beijing this weekend. Related post: List of natural disasters in China in 2013 Forest fires in China in 1987 ( Black Dragon fire) burnt 18 million acres of forest along the Amur river. Major 1987 Daxing'anling wildfire killed 211 people. Original post: Natural Disasters List March 8, 2013 Are you from this area? Or are you familiar with this natural disaster ? Kindly write your experience in a few sentence in the comment box below.