The split
Indonesia wildfires burn 107,000 hectares across 10 provinces; Mount Bromo blaze spreads
The same story, as told by newsrooms in different countries. Their words, attributed and linked.
Indonesia
Tempo (Indonesia)
“BNPB reported that the forest fires plagued over a dozen regencies and cities across 10 Indonesian provinces.”
Indonesia's major English-language outlet; first confirmed the fires now span 10 provinces and are tracked by BNPB in more than a dozen regencies and cities; provided the primary domestic institutional framingread the original ↗
Indonesia
Tempo (Indonesia)
“Wildfires have engulfed approximately 107,000 hectares in the country.”
Indonesia's English outlet; second piece focusing on the regional smoke impact, confirming the 107,000 hectare total and asking whether neighboring countries were being affected; provided the transboundary pollution framingread the original ↗
South Africa
Sowetan (South Africa)
“Scores of firefighters deployed to battle wildfires that have razed more than 107,000 hectares.”
South African outlet; reported the Mount Bromo blaze spreading, providing African coverage of the Indonesian fires; Sowetan is the only non-Indonesian outlet in the feed to cover the fires, reflecting the global significance of a 107,000-hectare eventread the original ↗