Nairobi, Oct. 13 -- Moshi. More than 30 hours since wild fires broke on the slopes of Kilimanjaro, the hungry flames are still raging even as hundreds of fire fighters and volunteers give their all to contain the hungry flames some 2,700 metres above sea level.
The fire has since destroyed several acres of moorlands and as of Monday evening, there were 400 firefighters, a number that later increased to 600 to contain the inferno.
Images taken from Himo showed the flames raging on one of Tanzania's prime tourist destinations despite authorities committing that it would not affect tourism.
Speaking to The Citizen, Tanzania National Parks Authority (Tanapa) communications official Pascal Shelutete confirmed that despite the efforts, the tea...