{"id":9124,"date":"2026-10-16T05:40:04","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T05:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=9124"},"modified":"2026-10-16T05:40:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T05:40:04","slug":"four-killed-as-indonesia-battles-worst-forest-fires-in-more-than-a-decade-climate-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=9124","title":{"rendered":"Four killed as Indonesia battles worst forest fires in more than a decade | Climate News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The deaths come as Jakarta says it will accept foreign help to tackle its worst forest fires in more than a decade.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Four people tackling a wildfire in a national park on Indonesia\u2019s island of Java have been killed, the Forestry Ministry said, as the country battles its worst forest fires in more than a decade.<\/p>\n

The victims were caught in the flames on Thursday in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in East Java<\/a>, the ministry said on Friday.<\/p>\n

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Two others suffered serious burns and are receiving medical treatment. The forest fires have extended beyond Indonesia\u2019s borders, blanketing neighbouring countries in haze, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n

The ministry did not identify the victims. In a statement, it expressed \u201cdeep condolences\u201d and paid tribute to the \u201ccourage and dedication\u201d of the officers, volunteers and residents working on the fire lines.<\/p>\n

The deaths, it said, were \u201ca reminder that extinguishing forest and land fires is a high-risk operation\u201d, adding that safety \u201cmust be the main concern\u201d, including tracking how the fire is spreading and the wind direction, keeping evacuation routes ready and assessing conditions before and during operations.<\/p>\n

The islands of Sumatra and Borneo, close to Singapore and Malaysia, are the worst affected.<\/p>\n

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The ministry said satellite monitoring detected 799 high-confidence hotspots nationwide as of Thursday night, up 427 from the day before. The ministry cautioned that hotspots are not the same as fires, as one blaze can register as several.<\/p>\n

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has approved accepting help from neighbouring countries, Foreign Minister Arrmanatha Nasir said, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n

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A cleaning truck drives past airplanes parked on the tarmac at Changi Airport in Singapore on October 16, 2026, as the country continues to be shrouded in haze caused by fires in Indonesia [AFP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Malaysia<\/a> offered last month to send three helicopters, an aircraft and 52 personnel, but there has been no follow-up, Reuters reported. Singapore has also said it is ready to help.<\/p>\n

Indonesia has faced heavy criticism over the fires, which have caused respiratory problems<\/a> for hundreds of thousands of people and forced school closures in Malaysia and East Timor, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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