Tanzania launches its army against the fire on Mount Kilimanjaro

Tanzania launches its army against the fire on Mount Kilimanjaro

The spokesman for the Tanzanian military command reported that “the soldiers have arrived at Kilimanjaro and are ready to face the fire,” which has spread to other areas of the upsurge.

The disaster began in an area at 4,000 feet of the nearly 17,000 feet also called the Roof of Africa because it is the highest on the continent.

Tanzanian authorities took the step after verifying that the 600 firefighters and volunteers deployed to combat the incident were insufficient given the insatiable flames, although they announced on October 25 that they were under control.

However, the force of the prevailing winds in the disaster area carried the flames to other areas and gave the situation an unexpected turn, according to the experts.

The incident causes significant damage to the wildlife that has settled in the site of elephant, buffalo and antelope; The plant world also suffers from the consequences of the deflagration, but ultimately benefits from the proliferation of the vegetation layer and the removal of diseased or dying plants.

Site of one of the famous works of the American Nobel Prize in Literature, Ernest Hemingway, Kilimanjaro is Tanzania’s most popular tourist attraction and is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.