Sindhupalchok, Feb. 3 -- A wildfire that broke out two days ago in the Liping forest area above Liping Bazaar, in ward 2 of Bhotekoshi Rural Municipality, Sindhupalchok, has put Rangbusa village at risk.

Rangbusa, home to 20 Thami and Tamang families, faces an immediate threat as the fire approaches. Residents have sought urgent assistance.

"We have been unable to sleep for two nights in fear of the fire. Thick smoke has engulfed the forest, and the flames are just a few metres away from the village," said Rita Thami, a resident.

The fire started on Friday at the tunnel site of the under-construction Liping Khola Hydropower Project due to an electrical short circuit in external structures, according to Bhotekoshi-2 chair Kumar Shrestha...