KABUL, June 2 (Xinhua) -- A wild fire has scorched 185 acres of forest in Norgaram district of Afghanistan's eastern Nuristan province, the local TV channel Tolonews reported on Thursday.
Quoting local officials, the TV reported that the forest fire burned for the 10th day in Norgaram district on Thursday and it would destroy more jungles if uncontained.
"Our firefighters are not equipped with modern equipment to put out the fire. The firefighters' vehicles can't go to the mountainous area to extinguish the fire, although we are trying our best," Tolonews quoted Mawlawi Jan Mohammad Sayeq, an official with the State Ministry for Disaster Management, as saying.
Sayeq, according to the local TV, has hinted at seeking help from neighboring countries if the authorities fail to extinguish the forest fire.
The mountainous Nuristan province is largely covered with dense forest and the wild fire would negatively impact the income of local people, local experts believed. ■