Wild animals flee as fire rages in Virunga Massif

NORTHERN PROVINCE Wild animals have started fleeing following the wild fires which broke out in the Volcanoes National Park and moving towards safer forested zones of the Virungas. Rwanda’s Air Force helicopters have been crossing over to the Ugandan side of Mgahinga National Park to put out the fires that erupted over the weekend. The Governor of Northern Province, Aime Bosenibamwe said that there had been a prior diplomatic communication before the choppers were allowed to cross to Uganda.