Fire in Tanzania: Gorgeous photos of the fire ravaging the slopes of Kilimanjaro

The famous slopes of Kilimanjaro have been blazing since Saturday. The fire started on Friday evening and spread widely. The newspaper said the exact extent of the fire, which broke out on Friday evening and was ignited by strong winds that swept the area at night, was not determined on Saturday afternoon. the scientist. More than 300 people were deployed to try to put out the flames.

The reconnaissance plane that was due to assess the extent of the damage could not get close to the disaster. The fire broke out near Karanga camp, a stopover for mountaineers located at an altitude of 4,000 meters above sea level on the southern slope of the “Roof of Africa” ​​(5895 meters). According to the local authorities, the fire will not threaten the tourists on this mountain, which is very popular among trekking and climbing enthusiasts.

“We cannot comment on the extent of the fire at the moment because attention is focused on controlling the fire.”District Police Chief Yahya Madogo said yesterday. “We have no information regarding the impact on the population, other than the fact that firewood burns »specially.

This fire comes exactly two years after a previous fire that destroyed 95 square kilometers and fortunately did not result in any injuries. Kilimanjaro, a symbolic mountain whose snow-capped summit is famous all over the world, and the area around it is classified as a national park, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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With a total area of ​​more than 75,000 hectares (more than 750 km²), the park is home to a wonderful ecosystem, including animals made up of elephants, buffaloes, antelopes, etc. The Kilimanjaro snow Celebrated Ernest Hemingway, it could be gone by 2040, according to a 2011 report from the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations’ meteorological agency, on the state of the climate in Africa. The area covered by glaciers has shrunk by 85% in a century of 11.40 km² in 1912 at 1.76 km² in 2011.