Forest fires rage in China

Forest fires broke out on Tuesday in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province and southwest China's Yunnan Province, local authorities said. More than 3,400 firefighters, soldiers and three helicopters are putting out a fire which broke out at 10:45 a.m. in Woduhe forest in Nenjiang County, Heilongjiang province. A forest fire broke out at 3:50 p.m. at Xiaguan Town in the city of Dali in Yunnan province. More than 370 firefighters have been fighting the fire as of 5 p.m.. Both fires are still burning. Investigations into the cause of the fires are under way.