Indonesia has intensified ground and aerial firefighting…
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Indonesia has intensified ground and aerial firefighting as forest and peatland fires in Kalimantan and other regions send dense haze across borders. 🚒
The smoke has reached Malaysia and Brunei, while Singapore is on alert. Authorities say dry conditions associated with an intensifying El Niño pattern are worsening fire risk.
The health toll is already visible in West Kalimantan, where reported weekly emergency-room visits for respiratory symptoms rose to about 5,000 after July, from about 500 per week in the first half of the year. 😷
Nearly 94,000 hectares burned nationwide in July, according to forestry ministry data reported by The Guardian. Police have arrested 72 suspects, four companies are under investigation, and the government says it is deploying helicopters and water pumps as the dry season continues.
https://nutanica.com/Kalimantan
The smoke has reached Malaysia and Brunei, while Singapore is on alert. Authorities say dry conditions associated with an intensifying El Niño pattern are worsening fire risk.
The health toll is already visible in West Kalimantan, where reported weekly emergency-room visits for respiratory symptoms rose to about 5,000 after July, from about 500 per week in the first half of the year. 😷
Nearly 94,000 hectares burned nationwide in July, according to forestry ministry data reported by The Guardian. Police have arrested 72 suspects, four companies are under investigation, and the government says it is deploying helicopters and water pumps as the dry season continues.
https://nutanica.com/Kalimantan
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