Indonesia's Wildfire Crisis Deepens | Australia News

A major wildfire in Indonesia’s Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park is now mostly contained after burning nearly 900 hectares, forcing closures of Mount Bromo—a top tourist draw—and leaving firefighters battling hot spots with ground and aerial teams. This blaze is part of a broader crisis: across six provinces, nearly 50,000 hectares of peatland have burned, worst hit in West Kalimantan, where schools are online due to toxic haze and respiratory illnesses spike. The government has deployed over 35 aircraft, including water-bombing helicopters, to tackle stubborn underground fires fueled by illegal land-clearing—smoke from which drifts into neighboring countries like Malaysia. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/83018350237972ca