Forest and land fires continue to spread in Sumatra and Kalimantan,\naffecting six priority provinces across the two island groups. The\nNational Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) recorded a total of 18,000\nhectares still burning in Riau, Jambi, South Sumatra, Central\nKalimantan, South Kalimantan and West Kalimantan.<\/p>\n
Berton SP Panjaitan, acting head of BNPB\u2019s Disaster Data, Information\nand Communication Centre, said the total area still burning in Sumatra\nwas 7,219 hectares. Of this, about 5,194 hectares were in South Sumatra\nand 2,025 hectares in Jambi. BNPB has not received any reports of forest\nand land fires in Riau in recent weeks.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat brings the total we have reported to 7,219 hectares on Sumatra,\nspecifically in the two provinces of Jambi and South Sumatra,\u201d he said\nduring an online press conference on Thursday (22 October 2026).<\/p>\n
On Kalimantan, firefighting efforts remain focused on Central\nKalimantan, South Kalimantan and West Kalimantan. BNPB recorded about\n11,202 hectares still burning across the three provinces.<\/p>\n
Panjaitan said 7,938 hectares were still affected by fires in Central\nKalimantan. A further 1,974 hectares were burning in South Kalimantan\nand 1,290 hectares in West Kalimantan.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat brings the total we have reported to 11,202 hectares across\nthose three provinces,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He explained that firefighting in the six provinces was being carried\nout by ground and aerial task forces. In Sumatra, a total of 33,106\npersonnel have been deployed to tackle the fires in South Sumatra, Jambi\nand Riau.<\/p>\n
Alongside ground operations, authorities are conducting water-bombing\nmissions, patrols and weather-modification operations in the three\nprovinces. A total of 17 aircraft and other aerial assets have been\ndeployed to tackle the fires in Sumatra.<\/p>\n
In Kalimantan, 38,772 personnel have been deployed to fight fires in\nWest Kalimantan, South Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan. At least 34\naircraft and other aerial assets are being used across the three\nprovinces.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/forest-and-land-fires-spread-across-sumatra-kalimantan-java-and-papua-1792669867", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }