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        "id": 2046508,
        "msgid": "wildfire-sweeps-through-mount-sumbing-152-hikers-evacuated-1792489913",
        "date": "2026-10-20 16:05:11",
        "title": "Wildfire Sweeps Through Mount Sumbing, 152 Hikers Evacuated",
        "author": "Mas Alamil Huda",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "A wildfire on Mount Sumbing in Central Java had spread across about 140 hectares by 20 October, with 53 hotspots detected. All 152 hikers were evacuated, while 300 joint personnel were deployed to tackle the blaze; its cause remains unknown, amid dry vegetation linked to El Ni\u00f1o.",
        "content": "<p>A forest and land fire swept through the Mount Sumbing area in\nWonosobo regency, Central Java, on Monday (19 October 2026). A total of\n152 hikers had to be evacuated as a result.<\/p>\n<p>Bergas Catursasi Penanggungan, head of the Central Java Provincial\nDisaster Management Agency (BPBD), said that as of Tuesday (20 October\n2026), 53 hotspots had been detected around Mount Sumbing. \u201cThe area\naffected is about 140 hectares,\u201d he said when contacted on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>He said the fire had spread relatively quickly. \u201cThe vegetation that\nhas caught fire is savannah. Fires spread faster through savannah,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>Bergas said 152 hikers had been evacuated because of the fire. \u201cAll\nthe hikers on Sumbing were brought down last night. There were 152 in\ntotal,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that 300 joint personnel, including members of the\nIndonesian Military and National Police, had been deployed to fight the\nfire. Bergas said the possibility of using water-bombing operations had\nnot yet been discussed. He added that water bombing is usually carried\nout after the local government declares a disaster emergency response\nstatus.<\/p>\n<p>Bergas said the cause of the fire was still unknown. However, he did\nnot rule out human negligence as a possible trigger.<\/p>\n<p>He said the El Ni\u00f1o phenomenon had made vegetation in mountainous\nareas drier, creating conditions in which fires could start more\neasily.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/wildfire-sweeps-through-mount-sumbing-152-hikers-evacuated-1792489913",
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