LUCKNOW, India, Rajab 25, 1437, May 2, 2016, SPA -- Massive forest fires sweeping across the north Indian state of Uttarakhand have killed at least seven people in recent weeks, and were threatening two tiger reserves, AP cited officials as saying Monday. After state firefighters were unable for months to put the fires out, the Indian government sent Air Force helicopters over the weekend to drop water on the blazes covering nearly 23 square kilometers (8 square miles) of pine forests. There were dozens of fires burning on Monday, spreading unpredictably and threatening two major tiger reserves "Corbett National Park and Rajaji National Park" according to state forest officer Bhanu Prasad Gupta. --SPA 11:26 LOCAL TIME 08:26 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w