A wildfire has burned about 8,700 hectares of vegetation on Mount Kenya since the fire was first reported on Sept 1, Mount Kenya Trust, an environmental conservation group, said.
An aerial view shows an area of a forest damaged by a wildfire on Mount Kenya, Kenya, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026.
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