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Wildfires Spread Near Indonesia’s New Capital, Prompting Calls for Action

Authorities have mobilized 53 aircraft and a helicopter as around 400 hectares burn near the new capital, officials said.

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By Ananda Teresia and Awaluddin Jalil JAKARTA/NUSANTARA, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Wildfires have begun spreading near Indonesia's under-construction new capital, prompting project authorities to urge the disaster mitigation agency to carry out cloud-seeding ...

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Sixty-one fires have been identified around Nusantara, Indonesia's new capital, and approximately 400 hectares of land have been burned. Firefighting teams are struggling due to limited access and the remoteness of water resources.

JAKARTA - The National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB) detected 61 hot spots around Indonesia's new capital, Archipelago, with wildfires and land destroying an area of 400 hectares, Indonesia News reported overnight. Among the affected areas include Kutai Kartanegara and Penajam Paser Utara in the East Kalimantan region, according to the Chairman of BNPB Data, Information and Communication Center, Berton SP Panjaitan. A joint force made up…

The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) recorded that 400 hectares of land in the Indonesian Capital City (IKN) area had burned, with the fires spreading across 61 locations.

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The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) has detected 61 hotspots in the Indonesian capital (IKN) and East Kalimantan (Kaltim). The National Disaster Management Agency...

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