Chautara, January 13
The Nepal-China northern trade border transit point, Tatopani, has been completely closed since January 12 after a massive forest fire broke out in the border forest region of China’s Nyalam-Khasa region.
The Chinese administration has stopped all movements through the border crossing, citing increased security risks. The fire that began on Sunday night, shared Police Inspector Jagat Bahadur Rai of the Area Police Office Kodari.
He said that as the fire spread, the movement of local and tourist traffic, as well as goods carriers, had also been stopped. Arjun Sapkota, President of the Nepal Truck Container Workers’ Association, also confirmed the closure and said that containers carrying goods have been stopped.
