Manggarai Regency Isimal Musim Kemarau, BMKG Asks Communities To Be Alert To Forest And Land Fires In Five Regions

Illustration. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

LABUAN BAJO - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Meteorological Station Frans Sales Legai Manggarai reminded residents to be aware of the potential for forest and land fires in Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).

"Be aware of the potential for forest and land fires at an easy to very flammable level in five areas," said Head of Meteorological Station Frans Sales Leggarai, Decky Irmawan, quoted by Antara, Sunday, August 28.

Five areas that need to be aware of the potential for forest and land fires, namely Reok, West Reok, Cibal, West Cibal, and North Rahong.

Forest and land fires are one of the threat of drought in the 2022 dry season. During the Forest and Land Fire Commemoration as of August 22, which was issued by the BMKG, most of the NTT areas were at an ease of burning at the top layer of the ground or red.

The red color indicates that the oars and leaves that usually cover the forest floor are in a very dry and highly flammable condition.

Decky said the Manggarai area was in the dry season. Therefore, the threat of forest and land fires is one of the things to watch out for at this time.

He reminded the public not to carry out activities that have the potential to cause a fire. The public is also asked to anticipate the impacts that can be caused by this weather condition as stated in early warning information.

In addition to warning of potential forest and land fires, the Frans Sales Leggarai Meteorological Station also provides an early warning on alert for high waves in the northern part of the Sawu Sea which can reach 2.5 meters with wind speeds of 28 km/hour.

Meanwhile, the BMKG's prediction for the weather for the next three days, namely sunny and cloudy, has the potential to experience light rain in the afternoon and into the evening.