Indonesia intensifies firefighting efforts at Mount Bromo National Park
Hanoi, Aug. 7 -- Indonesian authorities on August 7 battled to contain a wildfire that had swept through Mount Bromo National Park on Java island, destroying more than 120 hectares as the country braces itself for an extreme El Nino-fuelled dry season, reported by Channel News Asia. The fire started on August 3 near Mount Bromo in East Java, one of Indonesia's most visited tourist destinations but now closed until further notice. Local authorities deployed two water-bombing helicopters against the flames that have razed at least 127 hectares of the national park land to date, said fire official Bambang Setyo Antoko. The destroyed area is equivalent to about 180 soccer fields. He also noted that firefighting efforts currently depend heavil...
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