India, Dec. 12 -- A wildfire broke out in Nagaland's Dzukou Valley on the western side of Kohima district on Friday, officials said, adding that an emergency response team rescued four trekkers, though they had yet to reach the base camp set up in Khonoma, the nearest village to the blaze.

Counter-fire measures, along with an aerial survey, will be carried out early Saturday morning, officials said.

Officials at the Khonoma base camp said drone surveillance could not be carried out on Friday due to strong winds, and that because of road and mobile connectivity issues, the first team of responders has yet to reach the base camp to provide a first-hand assessment of the fire.

"We have banned trekking and will conduct counter-fire measure...