Various forest fires break out in Sumatra, Indonesia
發佈日期: 2025-07-21 11:22
TVB News
Haze from forest and peatland fires in some parts of Indonesia's Sumatra island was detected in Malaysia on Sunday, officials said.
A number of areas in Indonesia's Riau province were still covered by thick haze, although choking smoke had not been registered in the provincial capital of Pekanbaru, said Riau deputy police chief Adrianto Jossy Kusumo.
He said more than 140 forest and peatland fires were reported in the province, resulting in heavy haze pollution across the area that reduced visibility to as low as one kilometer (half a mile). Haze has also caused the air quality in Riau to worsen.
Haze was detected moving northeastward and reaching Kemang Bay in Malaysia's Negeri Sembilan state, according to the weather forecaster.
Forest fires on Sumatra and Borneo islands often break out in the region during dry spells, smothering parts of nearby Singapore and Malaysia in haze.
The Indonesian government usually blames plantation owners and traditional farmers for illegally setting the fires for land-clearing.
