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        "id": 1928938,
        "msgid": "fire-hotspots-emerge-in-tahura-mount-arjuno-welirang-climbing-reportedly-closed-1787136752",
        "date": "2026-08-19 17:02:00",
        "title": "Fire Hotspots Emerge in Tahura, Mount Arjuno-Welirang Climbing Reportedly Closed",
        "author": "Indriyani Astuti",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Environment",
        "summary": "The East Java Forestry Service has temporarily closed all climbing routes on Mount Arjuno-Welirang after detecting at least three fire hotspots within the Raden Soerjo Grand Forest Park (Tahura) area. The closure, effective from Wednesday 19 August 2026, follows a forest fire on 18 August and will remain in place until further notice. Joint teams from the East Java, Pasuruan and Mojokerto disaster mitigation agencies have been deployed to tackle the fires.",
        "content": "<p>The East Java Provincial Forestry Service has closed all climbing\nactivities on Mount Arjuno-Welirang after discovering fire hotspots\nwithin the supervision area of the Raden Soerjo Grand Forest Park\n(Tahura).<\/p>\n<p>Head of the East Java Forestry Service Jumadi, when contacted on\nWednesday (19\/8), had not yet provided a detailed explanation regarding\nthe closure of the climbing routes. He said he was still at the\nlocation.<\/p>\n<p>Jumadi said he was at the Sumber Brantas Post and was dispatching a\nteam to the Lengkehan Valley of Mount Arjuno to carry out handling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am currently at the Sumber Brantas Post and am dispatching a team\nto climb to Lengkehan Valley,\u201d said Jumadi.<\/p>\n<p>However, a circulating letter stated that the closure was implemented\nafter a forest fire occurred on 18 August 2026. The policy was based on\nan announcement letter issued by the UPT Tahura Raden Soerjo Number\n500.4.6.10\/1276\/123.7.2\/2026.<\/p>\n<p>The condition has impacted climbing activities on Mount\nArjuno-Welirang. Climbing routes in the Tahura Raden Soerjo area are\ntemporarily closed starting Wednesday (19\/8\/2026) until an unspecified\ntime.<\/p>\n<p>For the time being, handling is being carried out by a joint team\nfrom the East Java BPBD, Pasuruan and Mojokerto Regency. The detection\nresults of the East Java Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) team\ndetected at least three fire hotspots in the mountainous area on\nWednesday (19\/8), prompting the East Java Forestry Service to take the\nstep of temporarily halting routes to the summit of Mount\nArjuno-Welirang.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/fire-hotspots-emerge-in-tahura-mount-arjuno-welirang-climbing-reportedly-closed-1787136752",
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