Fires on Arunachala

The summer in 2012, has been bad for fires on Arunachala. The first major fire occurred on April 20th and became particularly serious because of fierce winds fanning the flames. The area of the fire is marked on the below map. 

First Fire

Second Fire

Some two weeks later, after the biggest fire in almost a decade, another large fire broke out, this time on the North Side of Arunachala. See below map. 

 

To read a full report of the fires at Arunachala during this summer and to view photographs showing the devastation they caused,  go to Richard’s narrative at this link here.