Four people tackling a wildfire in East Java have been killed as Indonesia faces its worst forest fires in over a decade. Jakarta says it will accept help from neighbouring countries as smoke spreads across the region.
01Summary
- 01The Forestry Ministry said four people died on Thursday in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in East Java.
- 02Two other people suffered serious burns and are receiving medical treatment.
- 03Satellite monitoring showed 799 high-confidence hotspots nationwide as of Thursday night, up 427 from the day before.
- 04Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has approved accepting help from neighbouring countries, according to Foreign Minister Arrmanatha Nasir.
- 05The fires have spread haze to neighbouring countries and have led to school closures in Malaysia and East Timor, Reuters reported.
02Why it matters
The fires are causing deaths, serious injuries and widespread smoke across south-east Asia. Accepting foreign help signals the scale of the emergency and the difficulty of controlling it.
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