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Firefighting teams have extinguished more than half of a major peatland fire in Pengerang, Johor, with over 29 hectares controlled by Monday afternoon. Operations continue across two sectors.
Indonesia has deployed two water-bombing helicopters to combat a wildfire at Mount Bromo that has consumed approximately 60 hectares across Probolinggo and Malang regencies in East Java since Monday.
France is confronting its worst wildfire season since World War II, with nearly 40,000 hectares of forest consumed in 2026 alone. Exceptional heat waves and daily new blazes continue to threaten the nation.