Uttarakhand Forest Fires: Devastating visuals emerge on Twitter as India prays for Uttarakhand

Forest fires have been raging in Uttarakhand for four days now with no respite from the blaze. A maximum of 21 wildfires has been reported from Kumaon region while the Garhwal region and the reserve forest areas in the state have witnessed 16 and nine wildfires respectively. As a result of the rising temperatures, forest fires have destroyed nearly over 71 hectares of forest covers and caused tremendous loss of flora and fauna. 

As the fire rages, netizens are sharing horrifying visuals of the tragedy and appealing to the authorities to save their forests. Two people have also lost their lives owing to the wildfires, while one person is reported to be injured due to the wildfire. According to experts, dry weather conditions, lifting of lockdown restrictions and the return of many people to their villages have led to the rise in the fire incidents. Check out some of the terrifying images shared by netizens here....

Uttarakhand Is Burning From 4 Days, It Has Been Reported Uttarakhand Has Lost Nearly 51.43 Hectares Of Forest Cover, 46 Wildfires & Over Half The Wildlife Species are In Danger & The Worst Part No Media Channel Is Showing This!#UttarakhandForestFirepic.twitter.com/DwTU4Ck4VL

— Ali Abbas Zaidi (@aliabbas4zaidi) May 26, 2020

Heaven on Earth - #Uttarakhand is burning...

Our thoughts & prayers are with Uttarakhand. 2020 is turning out to be very scary.. #PrayForUttarakhand#UttarakhandForestFire#SavetheHimalayasReallypic.twitter.com/aiv4MGkSPI

— CORONA WARRIOR MAYANK CHAUDHARY 🇮🇳 (@IamMayank_) May 27, 2020

Someday, the whole Mother Nature will be no more. Amazon fire, Australian bushfire, and now Uttarakhand's forest fire. Loss of flaura and fauna has been reported.
It's time to adopt the pace of Nature now.#UttarakhandForestFire#uttarakhandfirepic.twitter.com/mGYlyfVBum

— Ashmita Bhowal (@AshmitaBhowal) May 26, 2020

It's a moment of utter grief for the entire nation as our devbhoomi Uttarakhand faces the forest fire crisis, and the wildlife specifies that reside in the forest are in grave danger. Please #PrayForUttarakhand that this catastrophy stops with no more loss of our flora & fauna. pic.twitter.com/jxKfSur9PI

— Arushi Nishank (@ArushiNishank) May 26, 2020

Forest fire breaks out in Uttarakhand 😢
Causes a huge loss 😢#UttarakhandForestFirepic.twitter.com/v2AmXI9ahO

— Nitin 🇮🇳 (@viratfanalwayss) May 26, 2020

Devbhomi uttarakhand is under forest fire. Lose of wildlife and natural resources is going on. #UttarakhandForestFirepic.twitter.com/GwNYl6drSu

— varun kumar verma (@varunarunverma) May 26, 2020

Again, we aren't paying attention to #UttarakhandForestFire

Around 5 hectares of forest is burnt in the last 2 days. Millions of Animals & Trees are at stake. There is report of over 20 incidents of fire in the span of just four days.
Do we care about our Mother Earth? pic.twitter.com/mpzuQDDP3L

— UCIFoundationOfficial (@FoundationUci) May 26, 2020