Indonesia's Wildfires May Last Until Early November, Minister Says
Officials say respiratory illnesses have more than doubled to 113,336 as Indonesia deploys over 50 aircraft and Japan sends three helicopters.
- Indonesia is battling its most intense wildfires in 11 years, with "super El Niño" weather conditions parching forests across Borneo and Sumatra and blanketing the region in toxic haze.
- The blazes are the worst in four decades due to the strongest El Niño climate phenomenon on record, worsened by forest degradation and slash-and-burn farming practices.
- Nearly 896,000 hectares burned this year, while respiratory illness cases in seven provinces more than doubled to 113,336 between September 1 and September 9, with West Kalimantan residents suffering worst.
- Around 350 members of Japan's Self-Defense Forces arrived in West Kalimantan to assist firefighting efforts, but Thursday's flights "were all cancelled due to poor visibility," halting water-bombing operations.
- Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni warned the wildfires will persist until November, prompting Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to plan diplomatic talks in Jakarta from tomorrow through September 20.
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Indonesia's minister warned that the ongoing wildfires in several provinces across the country could drag on until early November, as the rainy season is expected to arrive later than anticipated.
Indonesia’s wildfires may last until early November, minister says
JAKARTA, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Indonesia's wildfires could go on until early November with the rainy season expected to arrive late, Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni told local media on Wednesday, as he urged people to stop using fire to clear land d...
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JAKARTA: Indonesia's wildfires could go on until early November, with the rainy season expected to arrive late, Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni told local media on Wednesday (Sep 16), as he urged people to stop using fire to clear land during an extended drought.Indonesia is battling
Indonesia is experiencing its worst forest and wildfires in 11 years under conditions of extreme heat and drought known as a "super El Niño." Borneo and Sumatra are the hardest-hit areas, and smoke from the Indonesian fires has also affected neighboring Singapore and Malaysia.
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