CHINA-SICHUAN-YAJIANG-FOREST FIRE-LEVEL-4 EMERGENCY RESPONSE (CN)

(240316) -- CHENGDU, March 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone on March 16, 2024 shows a forest fire in Yajiang County, southwest China's Sichuan Province. A Level-4 emergency response has been activated in southwest China's Sichuan Province due to a forest fire that broke out on Friday, according to the provincial emergency management department. The forest fire started around 5:00 p.m. on Friday near Baizi Village, in Yajiang County of Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze. Sudden strong winds hit the fire site at around 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, causing a reignition along the eastern front of the fire, which quickly spread over multiple mountain ridges. (Xinhua)