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Indonesia’s Bintan declares forest fire emergency, Dumai blanketed in smoke
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Smoke is seen billowing in the background while grass dries out at a forest and land fire location in Berakit village in Bintan Regency, Riau Islands.
PHOTO: THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
JAKARTA - Forest and land fires are still raging in Bintan regency, Riau Islands, as the regency administration declares an emergency, while in neighboring Riau province, Dumai city and Pelalawan regency are still fighting to extinguish fires.
Bintan declared a forest fire emergency response on March 25 for the next 14 days as fires continue to consume the remaining trees and grass along the Tanjungpinang-Tanjung Uban highway in Berakit village.
