More Than 1,000 Hectares of Land Burned in West Java

BANDUNG — West Java’s Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) reported that more than 1,000 hectares of land had burned during the dry season, with 526 incidents recorded.

“The area burned was 1,068 hectares,” Hadi Rahmat, an expert public relations officer at the West Java BPBD, told reporters on Tuesday (20 October 2026).

He said the fires affected 357 villages and urban wards across 185 sub-districts. Subang Regency recorded the highest number of incidents, at 119.

The next highest figures were in Sumedang Regency, with 75 incidents; Ciamis Regency, 60; Sukabumi and Banjar, 38 each; and Bandung City, 32.

Meanwhile, drought has affected 879 villages and urban wards across 281 sub-districts, impacting 1.4 million people.

Rahmat said 40 million litres of water had been distributed to several areas. The largest allocations went to Bekasi Regency, Bogor Regency, Ciamis Regency, Tasikmalaya Regency and Pangandaran Regency.