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        "msgid": "orangutan-carcasses-found-floating-in-central-kalimantans-kumai-river-1792173044",
        "date": "2026-10-17 00:30:00",
        "title": "Orangutan Carcasses Found Floating in Central Kalimantan\u2019s Kumai River",
        "author": "",
        "source": "VIVA",
        "tags": "berita",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Two orangutan carcasses were reportedly found floating near the Sekonyer River in Tanjung Puting National Park as a fire affected the conservation area; the cause of death is not known. Authorities say fires have burned 513 hectares and are focusing response efforts on extinguishing the blaze, opening access routes and drilling wells for water supplies.",
        "content": "<p>A video showing an orangutan found floating in the Kumai River in\nWest Kotawaringin Regency, Central Kalimantan, has prompted concern on\nsocial media. The carcass was found on Saturday, 10 October 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The animal was found near the Sekonyer River in Tanjung Puting\nNational Park, while a fire was affecting the orangutan conservation\narea. According to a post on the Instagram account <span class=\"citation\" data-cites=\"infopbun\">@infopbun<\/span>, two orangutan\ncarcasses were found floating at the site. The cause of the animals\u2019\ndeaths is not yet known.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"forest-and-land-fires-in-tanjung-puting\">Forest and land fires\nin Tanjung Puting<\/h3>\n<p>Berton SP Panjaitan, head of the National Disaster Mitigation\nAgency\u2019s (BNPB) Centre for Data, Information and Disaster Communication,\nrecently said that fires had affected a total of 513 hectares in Tanjung\nPuting National Park.<\/p>\n<p>Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni said efforts to tackle the forest\nand land fires in the park were focused on three priorities:\nextinguishing the flames, opening access roads and drilling wells to\nsecure water supplies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cField operations are currently focused on three main tasks:\nfirefighting, opening access roads and drilling wells to support water\navailability,\u201d Raja Juli said in a statement in Jakarta on Friday, 16\nOctober 2026.<\/p>\n<p>To speed up the response, teams in the field have been divided into\nthree groups, assigned to open roads, drill wells and put out the\nfire.<\/p>\n<p>Raja Juli said the division of tasks was intended to accelerate the\nresponse while ensuring that firefighters had access to the fire site\nand sources of water.<\/p>\n<p>So far, the road-opening team has cleared about 1.8 kilometres of\ntrack towards Shelter Pesalat. The route is needed to facilitate the\nmovement of personnel and equipment, as well as the delivery of water to\nthe fire site.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have managed to open about 1.8 kilometres of road towards Shelter\nPesalat, and we have also identified water-source points and locations\nfor flexible or portable tanks and bore wells,\u201d he said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/orangutan-carcasses-found-floating-in-central-kalimantans-kumai-river-1792173044",
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