Forest and Land Fires Burn More than 64,000 Hectares across Indonesia
Jakarta. Forest and land fires have burned 64,341 hectares across Indonesia, with most of the affected areas concentrated in five provinces in Sumatra and Kalimantan, according to National Police data released on Sunday.
Around 62% of the total burned area has been extinguished and brought under control, said Brig. Gen. Auliansyah Lubis, head of the Operational Development Bureau at National Police Headquarters.
Efforts to contain the fires involve joint teams comprising the National Police, Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI), National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), Forestry Ministry, volunteers, and local communities, he added.
“Thanks to the hard work of the joint teams, 39,999 hectares, or 62% of the total burned area, have been extinguished and brought under control,” Auliansyah said.
Authorities have detected 48,656 hotspots nationwide, while ground verification has confirmed that 7,872 fire spots remain highly active.
“Most of them are concentrated in five provinces,” Auliansyah said, identifying West Kalimantan, Riau, South Sumatra, South Kalimantan, and Central Kalimantan.
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