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    "data": {
        "id": 1840894,
        "msgid": "bnpb-tackles-forest-and-land-fires-scorching-thousands-of-hectares-in-west-kalimantan-riau-and-south-sumatra-1783173172",
        "date": "2026-07-04 19:55:57",
        "title": "BNPB Tackles Forest and Land Fires Scorching Thousands of Hectares in West Kalimantan, Riau, and South Sumatra",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Environment",
        "summary": "Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) is intensifying efforts to combat forest and land fires that have burned thousands of hectares across three priority provinces. West Kalimantan has suffered the most extensive damage, with over 28,000 hectares affected since January. Operations including water bombing and weather modification are being deployed as the country braces for a prolonged dry season influenced by El Ni\u00f1o.",
        "content": "<p>The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) is intensifying the\nhandling of forest and land fires that have scorched thousands of\nhectares across three national priority provinces: West Kalimantan,\nRiau, and South Sumatra. Abdul Muhari, Head of the BNPB Data,\nInformation, and Communication Centre, stated on Saturday that\ncollaborative firefighting and peatland wetting operations are being\nramped up to curb the spread of hotspots in these regions. In West\nKalimantan, the total area burned from January to the end of June 2026\nhas reached 28,216.31 hectares, making it the province with the most\nextensive fire damage. The latest satellite monitoring still detects 25\nhotspots with a medium confidence level in the area. In Riau Province,\nthe total burned area since the beginning of the year up to 2 July 2026\nhas reached 15,231.44 hectares, with the local government declaring an\nemergency alert status until 30 November 2026. Meanwhile, forest and\nland fires in South Sumatra Province were recorded at 305.39 hectares\nduring the January to June 2026 period, with massive ground and aerial\nfirefighting efforts underway. As a concrete measure, a joint task force\nsupported by the BNPB conducted a water bombing operation on Thursday\n(3\/7), successfully reaching and extinguishing flames in a nine-hectare\nburned area. Beyond fire suppression, the BNPB is also strengthening\nanticipatory measures against the potential impacts of climate anomalies\ninfluenced by El Ni\u00f1o and this year\u2019s extended dry season. Various dry\nhydrometeorological mitigation instruments are being rolled out\nnationally, including weather modification operations, the construction\nof boreholes, the installation of pipes, and the acceleration of clean\nwater distribution to vulnerable areas.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bnpb-tackles-forest-and-land-fires-scorching-thousands-of-hectares-in-west-kalimantan-riau-and-south-sumatra-1783173172",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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