Frightening forest fires in Indonesia: The most severe in recent years

Indonesia is struggling with the most severe forest fires of the last 10 years. Indonesian Ministry of Forestry announced that 4 people lost their lives in the severe forest fires the country faced. In the statement, it was announced that 4 people lost their lives while responding to a fire in a national park on Java Island.

In the ministry statement, it was noted that those who lost their lives were caught in the flames in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in East Java on Thursday. In the statement, which did not disclose the identities of those who lost their lives, it was stated that two people were seriously burned and were under treatment.

In addition, it was emphasized that safety measures such as monitoring the fire spread speed and wind direction, keeping evacuation routes ready, and evaluating the conditions before and during the operation should be the main priority.

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In the Ministry's statement, it was stated that 799 hot spots with a high degree of reliability were detected across the country as of Thursday night through satellite monitoring systems, and this number increased by 427 compared to the previous day. The ministry warned that hot spots are not directly equivalent to fires, and that a single fire can be recorded as more than one hot spot.

Indonesia's Sumatra and Borneo islands, located near Singapore and Malaysia, were the regions most affected by forest fires. The layer of smoke caused by forest fires that crossed Indonesia's borders also covered neighboring countries.