#wildfires

Collection of wildfires news, found 223 news.

Wild elephants destroy four houses in Aceh

A human-animal conflict continues in the areas of Bener Meriah District, Aceh Province with a herd of wild Sumatran ...

Balai Raja conservation area's Sumatran elephant population dwindles

The population of Sumatran elephants at the Balai Raja Wildlife Conservation area dropped further to only seven after a ...

Siak police point to economic benefits impelling arsonists

The arsonists, arrested by the police for their alleged involvement in wildfires in Siak District, Riau Province, came ...

Air clearer following reduction in hotspots in Sumatra, Kalimantan

A drop in the number of hotspots in Sumatra and Kalimantan to 673 on Monday, 6 p.m. Western Indonesian Standard Time, ...

Over 500,000 W Kalimantan residents suffer respiratory illnesses

A total of 504,000 inhabitants of West Kalimantan, particularly children, suffered from respiratory illness due to the ...

Jokowi's visit to forest fire-ravaged Central Kalimantan shelved

President Joko Widodo’s (Jokowi’s) initial plan to embark on a working visit to Central Kalimantan Province ...

Firefighters attempt to extinguish fire in West Aceh

Tens of firefighters from the West Aceh Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) attempted to extinguish a fire ravaging two ...

Terra, Aqua satellites identify 1,182 forest fire hotspots in Sumatra

The Terra and Aqua satellites tracked 1,182 hotspots suggestive of forest fires throughout Sumatra Island on ...

West Kalimantan's police seal off operations of palm oil plantation

The West Kalimantan police sealed off the operations of palm oil company PT Dinamika Multi Perkasa in Kenepai Village, ...

Palangka Raya government to fund wildfire emergency budget

The  Palangka Raya city government in Central Kalimantan Province will provide Rp1.7 billion towards an ...

Minister Moeloek instructs to deploy ambulances in smog-stricken areas

Indonesian Health Minister Nila Moeloek instructed Riau's health authority to dispatch Public Safety Center (PSC) ...

Palangka Raya declares emergency over wildfires for 15 days

 Wildfires, waging for weeks on end, have compelled the Palangka Raya city government in Central Kalimantan to ...

Kalimantan wildfires force orangutans to trespass on residential areas

Some orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) fled their habitat and trespassed on residential areas in East Kotawaringin District, ...

Thick smoke restricts Singkawan's students to stay home

The Singkawang city administration has kept preschool and elementary students home and away from schools over thick ...

Dense haze cover smothers Kubu Raya, forcing closure of schools

A dense cover of haze, arising from wildfires in West Kalimantan, has compelled the Kubu Raya district government to ...