Wildfires

Wildfires - China

China's government said on Tuesday that at least 30 people have died fighting a wildfire high in the mountains of the country's Sichuan province. The blaze was contained on Tuesday as smoke continued to lift into sky from the smoldering forest.

The victims included 27 firefighters and three local residents that were recruited to help battle the blaze, which erupted on Saturday, March 30.

Over 15,000 are battling a forest fire in the country's Shanxi province. More than 4,600 residents have been evacuated to safety in the region.

Wildfires - Thailand

Wildfires and crop burning are blanketing the region with smog. Chiang Mai’s air quality index was 379, the worst major urban reading globally and a level that’s hazardous, according to IQAir AirVisual pollution data.