<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>A wildfire that officials thought was under control on Africa's highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro, has reignited, Tanzanian officials said on Tuesday.</b></span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">The blaze began on Friday evening near the Karanga site used by climbers ascending the famous peak, at about 4,000 metres (13,000 feet) altitude on its south side.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hard winds helped fan the fire but a team of some 400 people, including students and volunteers, battled to contain it on Sunday before it lit up in other pockets.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Fires erupted again last night in three places that were previously under control," Eliamani Sedoyeka, permanent secretary at the natural resources and tourism ministry, told reporters.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"By this afternoon, one area was controlled and efforts are ongoing to contain others."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So far, no injuries or deaths have been reported.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sedoyeka said the blaze wasn't posing a threat to tourists on the mountain, a major draw for both trekkers and climbers.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"We see good progress in fighting the fires and if the weather does not change, we will control the situation soon," he said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tanzanian authorities are yet to comment on the extent of damage.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The risk of catastrophic wildfires is growing around the world as climate change fuels tinder-dry conditions.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Scientists have warned human-induced climate change is making the extreme weather events, including heatwaves and droughts, more frequent and intense.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Mount Kilimanjaro, with its snow-capped peak, is known around the world.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The forests surrounding it form part of a national park, and Kilimanjaro National Park is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, in part because many endangered species live there.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The latest blaze at the mountain comes two years after another fire raged for a week in October 2020 across 95 square kilometres (37 square miles). AFP</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>