For more than a month, wildfires have been spreading across the eastern regencies of Bali. Two weeks ago, a series of landfill fires broke out across the island that emergency crews are still working around the clock to bring under control. During a meeting with the Bali-based environmental NGO Sungai Watch, the Acting Governor of …
Fires
Wildfires and landfill fires continue to burn across Bali. Wildfires in the mountainous regions of East Bali have been blazing since mid-September. On the 16th of October, a fire broke out at the Suwung TPA in South Denpasar close to leading tourist resorts. As the fire smolders on, more landfill fires have broken out in …
The National Disaster Management Agency, Fire and Rescue teams, and communities across Bali continue to battle against raging fires across the island. The first major fire broke out at the Suwung TPA landfill site on Thursday 12th October. As the mountain of trash keeps smoldering, more fires have broken out across the province. The Suwung …